It is the Huntsman spider

Here is the wikipedia page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntsman_spider
Source(s):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntsman_spider

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SOURCES:
http://prafulkr.wordpress.com/2008/12/17/1000-new-species-discovered/

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/12/16/rat.mekong/index.html?eref=rss_tech

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qLxjW4Gu1_M/SUc-QrBfA0I/AAAAAAAAAHc/NBI41d_x41I/s320/heteropoda-maxima2.jpg


http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qLxjW4Gu1_M/SUc95-9j4RI/AAAAAAAAAHU/7m_vHH167qc/s320/heteropoda-maxima.jpg

http://timepassonline.blogspot.com/2008/12/worlds-largest-huntsman-spider-detailed.html
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I also know there is video on Youtube that shows this if you look for "Giant Spider Eating Bird"

(sorry can't get to Youtube from this location to actually post the link)
Source(s):
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24540399-5009760,00.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/3353693/Giant-spider-eating-a-bi...

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I'm pretty sure they are talking about the spider in this picture the monkey spider

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2368/2065380883_75539f6fdf.jpg?v=0


You can see the source link for more.
Source(s):
Flicker/Y!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/14664210@N05/2065380883/

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you can find the image of the spider on http://www.vincelewis.net/spider.html.
thank you
Source(s):
http://www.vincelewis.net/spider.html

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I also believe it is the Huntsman Spider (Heteropoda maxima). The link that you provided mentions that this spider was discovered in the Mekong Delta region. I performed a Google search on "spider mekong delta." One of those sites mentioned, "... a spider with a leg span of up to 30 cm (11.8 inches), considered one of the largest huntsman spiders in the world."

The Huffington Post link below has a video clip with stills of various species. Several stills of spiders appear in the video. I'm not an expert but, based on other photos of Huntsman spiders, my guess is the spider at 0:27 into the video is the species they refer to.
Source(s):
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/15/gumbrechts-green-pit-vipe_n_151114...
http://faqgo.com/2008/12/15/dragon-millipede-giant-huntsman-spider/
http://somagcc.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/12/15/4022410.html

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