Need help to find the name of a Nepalese spider

[Andy Celt]

Hi Folks, i was wandering if any of you guys can help me find the name of a Nepalese spider i seen many years ago.

I have been hunting for the name for over 20 years and i still cannot find it.

In simple terms, it's basically a big black Tarantula and is at least 8 inches across/wide.

I have no photos of it and have seen none on the net. The closest i've seen was the Tarantula's they spotted in Sri Lanka a few years back.

There are many travelers stories about them but no photos. 

The nearest i came to finding the name was in the Chitwan National Park where the naturalists told me they knew exactly what i was talking about, but unfortunately, Nepal does not give spiders individual names.

The Nepalese simply call all spiders Makuru, which i believe means spider in Nepali. I was gutted to be told this but kept looking.

The naturalists also told me that you do not find these in the Chitwan as it's too low for them and they prefer higher ground. This makes sense as i seen them in Pokhara in the jungle/forest and the web was hung between two trees and started about 10 feet of the ground.

The web was simply huge and i'm staggered that after all this time nobody has a picture of the spider or even of the huge web. The spider i seen was sitting right in the middle of the web and i have always regretted not taking the camera with me that day.

I personally believe it is a Tarantula, but, Nepal officially does not recognise having Tarantulas this size. They most certainly do and i would love to end this 20 year plus mystery.

Any help at all would be fantastic and greatly appreciated. If it's not possible the search will go on! 

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