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The Goliath bird eater is a spider belonging to the tarantula family, Theraphosidae. It is the second biggest spider in the world by leg-span.

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Whats the biggest spider in the world?

The biggest spider is the goliath bird eating spider. It can grow up to 1 foot (30 cm) in diameter.


What is the second biggest city in Maryland?

Fredrick is the second biggest city in maryland.


What is the biggest spider in Arkansas?

the biggest spider ever found was in Alabama is was a ten year old Goliath spider. but it was dead. The largest spider ever found was a living Huntsman spider. It was found and filmed at the mouth of a cave in Guam, in south east Asia, during a thunderstorm. Its body isn't as substantial as a Goliath spider but its leg span was 13.8 in. The size of a medium snow crab. By the way Goliath spiders are only found in south America.


What is Britain's biggest spider?

There are a number of ways of defining 'large' with spiders, for example the weight, body length and leg span. The heaviest native UK spider is the Araneus quadratus, an orb weaving spider that is related to the common garden spider. The longest legged UK spider is either Pholcus phalangioides, also known as the cellar spider, and Tegenaria duellica - the giant house spider. Both have been found with total leg spans in excess of 5 inches. The house spider is also the world's fastest spider! The longest bodied UK spider is the raft spider, Dolomedes fimbriatus, where female specimens can reach nearly an inch in length.


What the most poisonous spider in the world?

The most poisonous spider in the world is the aggressive Brazilian Wandering Spider, also known as the banana spider. There is an effective antivenom known, so there are few fatalities from its bite.

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The biggest spider species found in Idaho is the Giant House Spider (Eratigena atrica), which can have a leg span of up to 4 inches.


What is the biggest bird eating spider ever?

The Golith bird eating spider


Whats the biggest spider in the world?

The biggest spider is the goliath bird eating spider. It can grow up to 1 foot (30 cm) in diameter.


What is the biggest spider in the state of Ohio?

The biggest spider in the state of Ohio is the Giant Fishing spider also known as the Dolomedes. The females can be up to 26mm long with leg spans up to 80mm.


Where does the biggest spider live?

Amazon rainforest


What is the name of the biggest spider?

Daddy long legs


What is the biggest insect to have ever live?

The south american spider


What is the second biggest city in Argentina?

Argentina is not the second biggest city .


Which arachnid is the strongest?

The Goliath Bird Eating spider is said to be the biggest. Other research that I have read up on says that there is a new species of spider in the Middle East located in the Sands of Samar. The legs of this spider are said to reach up to 14cm in length.


Is the tarantula the largest spider?

Yes there are the biggest spider but not as big as a car. Find pictures of them in the internet there are not poisonus but there scary.


What is the biggist spider in the world?

It, of course, depends on how you define biggest but the largest spider by legspan would be the yellowish brown Giant Huntsman Spider from Laos. It's average leg span is 12 inches. The Goliath Birdeater is generally considered to be the biggest by mass.


What was the biggest insect to have ever lived?

Spider which lives 20 years