Goliath tarantulas - the world's largest spider

Goliath Birdeater (Theraphosa blondi), aka Goliath tarantula, considered the biggest in the world of arachnids, as well as victims of this monster can be frogs, mice, lizards and small snakes.





The largest documented specimen was caught in the territory of the South American Venezuela back in 1965. According to the Guinness Book of Records, the scope of the limbs caught tarantula, Goliath was 28 centimeters. Goliath tarantulas belongs to the family tarantulovyh. The term "the biggest spider" is debatable, since the form Heteropoda maxima, has a large scale of the limbs. However, the Goliath tarantula has a great body and weighs considerably more. That's why he is the champion.











We do not recommend watching this video nervous. Goliath tarantula eats the mouse.