The Goliath birdeater (Theraphosa blondi) belongs to the tarantula family Theraphosidae. Found in northern South America, it is the largest spider in the world by mass (175 g (6.2 oz)) and body length (up to 13 cm (5.1 in)), and second to the giant huntsman spider by leg span. [1]

2025年1月30日 · The goliath birdeater is the heaviest known spider and can weigh up to 170 grams (6 ounces), about the same as a regulation pocket billiards (pool) ball. Its enormous body reaches up to 12 cm (5 inches) in length and is about the size of a human fist.

The Goliath Birdeater inhabit rainforests in Northern South America from Venezuela, French Guiana and south into Brazil – and most notably lives in the Amazon rainforest where it lives in deep burrows in the ground. They are nocturnal, and are …

2020年7月11日 · The Goliath birdeater is the world’s largest spider, by weight. Technically, the giant huntsman spider has longer legs – but it weighs considerably less! While this massive tarantula is called a “bird-eater,” this name is actually a bit of a misconception.

2020年5月5日 · The world's largest tarantula, the foot-wide Goliath birdeater stalks the jungles of South America taking down prey as large as birds and mice. Its one-inch fangs are strong enough to break human skin and pierce a mouse's skull.

Everything you should know about the Goliath Birdeater. The Goliath Birdeater is the largest spider in the world, with a leg span of nearly a foot.

The Goliath birdeater is the king of spiders. Weighing up to six ounces and with a leg span of nearly a foot, this tarantula is the largest arachnid on the planet.

The Goliath birdeater (Theraphosa blondi) belongs to the tarantula family Theraphosidae. Found in northern South America, it is the largest spider in the world by mass (175 g (6.2 oz)) and body length (up to 13 cm (5.1 in)), and second to the giant huntsman spider by leg span.

2013年10月31日 · Commonly known as the Goliath birdeater due to an 18th-century engraving showing another member of the tarantula family eating a hummingbird—which gave the entire Theraphosa genus the nickname of...

2016年12月2日 · The Goliath Birdeater (Theraphosa blondi) belongs to the Tarantula family and, weighing in at up to six ounces, is the most massive spider in the world. It can grow to be up to 11 inches in diameter, has a fist-sized body, and is second in …