spider from laos, Thailand

[Galapoheros]

Grabbed this photo off Google images site. Someone was asking what it was. Anybody know? Interesting looking spider to me. Looks pretty big.

 

[Jetzie]

omg it looks like a toy, or beanie to me though. so velvety

 

[El Johano]

No idea on the ID, but it is a very nice spider :}

 

[Christoph]

It looks like a Sparassid to me.
Nice coloration.

 

[aftershock]

I saw something like that both on Koh Phangan in Thailand and in Vang vien in Laos. Really fast and ran away before I could get my camera. How large was this specimen?

 

[Anthony]

A really unusual looking spider.I imagine the life history is interesting.

 

[CedrikG]

very very nice ... I agree it looks like a toy

 

[Galapoheros]

It's hard to tell how big it is isn't it? I grabbed the image off a site that ID's spiders when people send in a picture. Allot of spider pictures getting sent in. Guy must really be busy. He wasn't sure what this was either. His comment was that he thought it looked like a tarantula but I agree with "Spider Eye". Has the morphology of a Sparassid too me also. I have no doubts about it being real. Nice colors.