goliath bird-eating spider

arachnid
Also known as: Theraphosa blondi, Theraphosa leblondi

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spiders

  • lynx spider
    In spider: Size range

    …the largest mygalomorphs include the goliath bird-eating spider (Theraphosa leblondi or T. blondi), found in parts of the Amazon, and the pinkfoot goliath (T. apophysis), limited to southern Venezuela. The smallest spiders belong to several families found in the tropics, and information about them first became known in the 1980s.

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tarantula

  • Mexican red-kneed tarantula (Brachypelma smithii).
    In tarantula

    The goliath bird-eating spider (T. leblondi or T. blondi) has a body length up to 7.5 cm (almost 3 inches) and in rare instances has been known to capture and eat small avian prey. Both the pinkfoot goliath (T. apophysis) and the goliath bird-eating spider can…

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