I saw this spider on our bathroom windowpane in Kolkata last year. He (or she, I don't know) allowed me to take several photos from close range. In the first pic, the spider is backlit by window light. It's cool how the legs are kind of translucent.
In the second photo, I used flash to show more detail.
I believe this is a huntsman spider, but I don't know for sure. Growing up, we often saw them indoors; I always assumed they're harmless. More recently, i.e. after taking these photos, I looked them up. If it is indeed a huntsman, apparently it's not so harmless after all. Wikipedia says, "They have been known to inflict serious defensive bites on humans." Perhaps I shouldn't have gotten quite so close...
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