Can anyone identify these spiders?

[Juggy]

I found 2 spiders in the Wilderness, one in the bath which is on the blue background and 1 behind the shower door which nearly scared the life out of me when I reached to get my towel which was on the hook behind the door.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/53221518@N03/sets/72157624654536317/

And yes, I only used the lunch box to catch it, I did let it go in the bushes behind the house

 

[nakedpeanut]

Dunno but the one in the container.. Looks very much like a few of the spiders roaming around my garden! Even had one come in through my window while I was gaming! Almost fell off my chair!
And they quite big, about the size of my hand when their legs are out stretched...

 

[Juggy]

Yip, that would be the one. Damn near browned my shorts when I saw it about 5cm from my hand

 

[pezulu]

Rain Spiders.

 

[Juggy]

Thought as much, damn scary looking buggers.

Thanks

 

[Dimpie (JIGSAW)]

Damn .... looks like something that immigrated from Australia ....
Don't know what they are, but would introduce them to my friends "DOOM" & "RAID"

 

[ozoned]

These buggers have shortened my life by at least a year! They come into the house, especially in the summertime.
The worst is when I encounter them hanging onto the back of the curtains!

Rain spiders, or Huntsmen spiders. Apparently in an experiment, they were induced to bite Guinea pigs, and the poor sods died of shock!
http://www.biodiversityexplorer.org/arachnids/spiders/sparassidae/palystes.htm

 

[Jagtiger]

Had seen similar in my garden, the one that has size of a hand palm.

 

[Grouter]

Woosies. They're harmless rain spiders. Just let 'em go.

 

[bwana]

Same thing - http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php/258956-Can-anyone-identify-this-spider

 

[arf9999]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntsman_spider
Harmless. Don't kill them, they like eating cockroaches and parktown prawns.

 

[flarkit]

Keee-ripes! I know they're harmless, but I'd still scream like a little girl if one appeared in close proximity

 

[BigAl-sa]

 

[demon angel]

I found 2 spiders in the Wilderness, one in the bath which is on the blue background and 1 behind the shower door which nearly scared the life out of me when I reached to get my towel which was on the hook behind the door.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/53221518@N03/sets/72157624654536317/

And yes, I only used the lunch box to catch it, I did let it go in the bushes behind the house

Whoa
Juggy!

As somebody that suffers from arachnaphobia, i had that same little bugger inches from my head one morning on vacation!

I thought i was dreaming but alas no!

Oh i wanted to add, anger it by shaking it in the jar or just pi** it off, let it free and watch it turn around and actually have the audacity to actually come at you!

That haunts me the most.
The sight of that spider scares the hell out of me!