World's biggest NON -tarantula spider?

[tali1]

What is the world's biggest NON -tarantula spider in the world.Banana Spider lists for North America - but is it also in the whole world?
Or is it the Huntsman?

[jake-the-peg]

The Seycelles Plam spiders are pretty huge (or at least the females are) seen estimates of 15-20 cm leg span and having seen one or two I don't think that's an exageration.

Wikipedia has the Huntsman at approx 13cm

[heathfield]

Up on the Yemen border we caught and measured a Camel Spider that, with its front and back legs straightened, was exactly 10'' long.

[China Doll]

I'm going to Oz in December and I'm a little bit worried about the spiders.... Huntsmen are just big but don't hurt you right? :-/

[daffy654]

China,I read somewhere that Australia has the most poisonous of just about every species of creep crawly in the world.

[China Doll]

Oz has a lot of things that will kill you admittedly but people seem to live and thrive there so I'm not too worried... I'm gong to swim with basking sharks and manta rays too :c) .... And I'll be just outside Sydney I think so I guess it's not so bad. I thought about maybe going to the Zoo and having a look at the bugs, get myself acquainted sort of... I'm more excited than I am nevous though.

[tali1]

@heathfield
Camel Spider is not a spider :)

[tamborine]

Oz huntsman at 11.8 inches - bigger than a dinner plate; fast runners, jump and their bite is like a bee sting. The Only way to kill them is a long handled swat or wet mop. They crawl on you at night 'cause they want moisture - use a mossy net!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntsman_spider

[China Doll]

I'll have a look at that tamborine.

Tali - Re the camel spider not being a spider... I've read a couple of things aobut them and they've both described them as arachnids which means spider right? Why do you say they're not a spider? (Not being argumentative, geuninely curious).

[China Doll]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Spiderwasp1_feb09.jpg

^^ Turns out my worst nightmare is alive and kicking... Sometimes I should just not click on 'interesting links'...