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Originally Posted by Bimini
Damn bro you are on a war tools mission this weekend!!!! Finding cool shit!
But the government needs to start using those "Bear Spiders" you were tellling me about in San Diego! Grrrrrrraaaarrrr!!!!!  |
Was that the Goliath "Bird-Eating" Spider (Therophosa leblondi)?
The world?s heaviest spider, and one of the largest in terms of leg span - approx. 11 inches. The Goliath spider is found on the ground in rainforests of South America. As with all spiders, it is carnivorous (a meat-eater) and kills its prey using venom. The spider?s hollow fangs are connected to special glands which produce this venom. Theraphosa is venomous enough to hunt small rodents, birds and reptiles. One fascinating feature of goliath bird-eaters is their ability to make noise.
Or was it another species?