Spiders can without a doubt be considered one of the most unusual and interesting representatives animal world. Many of them are brightly colored and differ significantly from other inhabitants of our planet. Arthropods amaze not only with their appearance, but also with their way of life, nutrition, and reproduction.
Large spiders are predators, eating insects, rodents, frogs, lizards, small snakes, birds and other small animals. As a rule, they do not use webs for hunting, tracking down and overtaking their victims, hiding in an inconspicuous place. Once next to the insect, the spider pierces its skin with sharp chelicerae located in the area of the mouth opening, releasing poison and digestive juice into its body. Then, after waiting for some time, it sucks liquid nutrients from the animal.
For their homes, spiders choose secluded corners formed by fallen tree branches and bark; some species live in burrows dug in the ground or in trees. Characteristic feature These animals undergo periodic molting, during which they pull off their now cramped shell, which is replaced by a new, more spacious shell - the exoskeleton.
Reproduction of spiders occurs with the obligatory preliminary demonstration of the male’s readiness to mate and the female’s response signals. After the process is over, the male has to quickly retreat so as not to become tidbit for your partner.
We present to your attention the top largest spiders in the world - these living creatures often inspire fear in impressionable people, but is it really worth fearing them?
5th place
The purple tarantula is a spider from the Tarantula family. Reaches 25 cm in length. The life expectancy of females is 15 years, males - from 2 to 3 years. These large spiders catch prey by hiding in a secluded place. Tarantulas do not use webs for this purpose. 
Appearance:
- the body of the spider consists of a cephalothorax, an abdomen densely covered with hairs, and long pubescent legs;
- the colors of the female are dominated by dark blue, purple and black shades;
- The color of males is yellow-green.
IN natural conditions found in tropical forests South America, Asia, deserts of Africa. It feeds mainly on crickets, cockroaches, flies, small rodents, and sometimes eats frogs, fish, and small birds. For humans, the bite of tarantulas is not mortal danger, but may cause allergic reaction.
4th place
The camel spider is also called the sun spider or phalanx spider. This huge spider grows up to 30 cm, and its body length is only 5–7 cm. It is yellow-brown in color, the body is divided into segments, and there are tentacles on the cephalothorax that act as limbs. This arthropod distinguishes light and moving objects well due to the presence of 4 compound eyes. The speed of movement of the phalanx is quite high - 16 km/h. 
Camel spider feeding various types insects, lizards, rodents. Sharp chelicerae (claw-shaped mouth appendages) have high cutting abilities and are able to cut skin, thin bones, cut hairline from the victim. The sites of camel spider bites may become inflamed due to the introduction of an infection located on the chelicerae into the wound. It lives in Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South America.
3rd place
Goliath tarantula, its second name is Blonde's Theraphosis. This is a huge spider: the body length of the goliath is about 10 cm, with limbs up to 30 cm. The abdomen, body and limbs of the arthropod are dark brown, covered with many hairs. The average lifespan of a male is 4.5 years, females live 5 times longer. It feeds mainly on frogs, small snakes, rodents, and lizards. When attacking a victim, it paralyzes it with poison contained in the fangs on its head. 
The toxic component of goliath venom is not dangerous for humans; its effect feels similar to a bee sting. In order to protect itself from enemies, the spider also uses abdominal hairs, which cause irritation of the mucous membranes. Habitat of Theraphosa Blonda – South America. Get an idea about appearance You can see this and other largest arthropods by looking at pictures of the largest spiders in the world.
2nd place
Brazilian salmon-pink tarantula. It reaches a size of 30 cm, body length is about 10 cm. Females are much larger than males in size and body weight. This species of tarantula lives in Brazil. 
External features:
- The upper part of the spider's cephalothorax is covered with a shield with a pattern in the form of a 10-pointed black star on a salmon background.
- The first segments of the limbs adjacent to the body are colored pink, the rest are dark gray.
- The abdomen and legs are densely pubescent.
Special decorative properties large arthropods determine the interest of hobbyists in keeping them at home. When purchasing, it is necessary to create optimal living conditions for the pet. In the absence of such experience, you should take a closer look at the character of the animal: some spiders may experience increased anxiety and aggressiveness when kept in captivity.
1st place
Giant crab spider. The second name of this species is the hunter spider. Taking into account the length of the limbs, its size reaches 30 cm or more. This giant spider is a bit like a crab in the structure of its legs and the ability to move both forward and laterally. The body and limbs are usually gray or brown in color, often its color is spotted - contains black, white or red spots. 
The photo shows what the largest spider in the world looks like. The hunter's food consists of insects and small invertebrates. Pursuing his prey, he overtakes him with quick jumps and injects poison, which includes a substance - a neurotoxin that affects nerve cells. The neurotoxin can cause pain and swelling, but does not lead to serious health consequences.
It can bite a person only for the purpose of self-defense. The habitat of the giant crab spider is Japan and Australia.
Is there a spider in the world? Let's face it—people have a certain fear of arthropods.
If you're a victim of arachnophobia (an inexplicable fear of spiders), or you just don't like creatures with eight limbs, or you just... fascinated by these creatures, information about the largest of them is worthy of attracting attention.
Spiders call different feelings in peopleMost people at least sometimes were scared at the sight of a little spider. Imagine what it feels like to come into contact with the largest arthropods in the world!
The world's largest arachnid species are different shapes And forms so let's take a look at the top 10 major representatives this detachment, and let's see what we're dealing with.
It's useful to prepare yourself for possible dire situations, so let's start from 10th place, and gradually work our way to the world's largest eight-legged monster.
10. Tegenaria parietin Wall tegenaria is found in:
- Central Asia
- North Africa
- Argentina
- Uruguay.
In England, he is called the “cardinal”, as there is a legend that tells of the great fright that Cardinal Wolsey experienced when meeting a brown, scary arthropod. Wall tegenaria lives in old buildings or caves.
The color of Tegenaria parietin is usually pale. The first segments on the front pairs of legs are colored characteristic dark brown color, more clearly expressed in males.
The wall tegenaria Spider seems even more creepy thanks to its legs, which are three times longer than the body, which is 7.5 cm long. This rare “spider” in our time is the largest in Europe, reaching from 13 to 15 cm with straightened legs .
Tegenarii – best runners for short distances among their fellows. They do not know how to swaddle prey in a cocoon, but weave nets - a thick layer of loose cobwebs, in which the caught insect actually drowns.
Females carry the egg cocoon with them until the spiders hatch and leave it.
9. Nephila edulis Nephila golden weaver or golden silk ball weaver. Nephila goldworm poison for humans not lethal, but very toxic. Symptoms after a bite disappear only after a day.
This predatory arthropod is relative of fossils arthropod species Nefila Jurassika, who lived about 165 million years ago (during the Jurassic period).
Coloration varies from greenish-yellow to reddish, and the head and abdomen are white.
The body length of female nephila golden moths, distinguished by their ability to weave large nets, reaches 4 cm, and with straightened legs - 12 cm. Males are much smaller - with their legs, their length is 7 mm.
The species is divided into two types:
- jumping, chasing prey in leaps
- running, capable of developing enough higher speed.
Lead night look life, hiding during the day under stones or in other shelters, including in human dwellings.
They hunt insects and other arthropods, but can also attack lizards and birds that are larger than them. Phoneutria are different banana addiction, for which they are called bananas.
6. Hysterocrates Spider Giant baboon spider. Per person attacks only in defense. The bite is not fatal, but causes nausea. Despite their terrifying appearance, Hysterocrates Spiders do not pose a serious threat to humans and are often kept as pets.
Lives in tropical and subtropical forests and belongs to the burrowing species. Coloration varies from matte black-gray to orange-brown. Although the legs of this tarantula are covered with hairs, there are no protective hairs on the body, like other Old World tarantulas.
This large spider, also known as the Red Cameroon Baboon, whose dimensions reach 30.5 cm, 20 of which are in the length of the legs, is a member of the tarantula family.
It is nocturnal and feeds on invertebrates such as:
- crickets
- cockroaches
- butterflies
- small spiders
- small vertebrates - mice and other living creatures.
It kills prey by injecting poison. When danger arises:
- stands on its hind legs
- takes a threatening pose
- slaps its front legs on the ground, making sounds resembling a grinding sound.
Females lay their eggs in a pouch that contains hundreds of eggs. Although most arthropods kill each other for food, siblings of a given species share food, live together for about 6 months, and individual individuals even subsequently share burrows and a tunnel system.
5. Xenesthis immanis Purple tarantula. Often kept as exotic pets despite their aggressiveness. They love to dig long tunnels and run fast. Cobwebs are not used to make traps; they ambush prey.
Inhabiting tropical rainforests, Xenesthis immanis is found in:
- Colombia
- Ecuador
- Venezuela
- Panama.
Despite the terrifying sight that can be seen when it eats birds, This tarantula is not dangerous for humans.
Named for its ability to feed on birds, the purple tarantula, a member of the tarantula family, reaches a length of 23 cm, given the leg span, and this is not the limit.
The main food is insects:
- crickets
- cockroaches
- relatively small spiders,
but they can also eat:
- frog
- small rodents
Females live more than 15 years, males live 2-3 years.
4. Camel Camel spider. Representatives of this order received the name “camel spider” due to the presence of a hump on the head, and not because of kinship with camels!
In appearance, the phalanges resemble spiders; they differ in body structure - the body is divided into three sections, not two; There are differences in the structure of the limbs.
Camel or sun spiders, sun scorpions, wind scorpions, they are also phalanges - a detachment of arachnids, numbering more than 1000 species.
The body size ranges from 5 to 7 cm, but some species reach 30.5 cm including the length of the limbs.
Brown-yellow body and limbs of wind scorpions cover long hairs, and the tentacles located in front resemble limbs and perform their function.
Phalanges are nocturnal predators whose diet includes:
- termites
- darkling beetles
- small arthropods
- lizards
- small rodents
- chicks
They live in desert areas on all continents, with the exception of Australia.
All arachnids of this order are very mobile; individual individuals can develop speed up to 16 km/h.
It is interesting that when the phalanx attacks produce a chirping or high-pitched squeak by rubbing the chelicerae(oral appendages) against each other.
3. Goliath Birdeater Goliath tarantula. Like all tarantulas, Goliath powerful fangs reaching 2 cm and capable of biting human skin . Goliaths bite only in self-defense, most often without injecting poison, and the poison itself is not dangerous to humans.
Goliath tarantulas are found in the tropical forests of South America. They live in deep burrows lined with cobwebs at the entrance, and weight reaches 170 grams.
The average lifespan of females is from 15 to 25 years, while the lifespan of males is from 3 to 6 years.
This huge spider belongs to the tarantula family and reaches a length of up to 30 cm, including the length of the limbs, and the body length is 10 cm.
The goliath does not weave a complex web, preferring to sneak up unnoticed and attack the victim with lightning speed, paralyzing her with a bite poisonous fangs.
The diet includes:
- frogs
- lizards
- mice
- small snakes
but, despite its name, it almost does not eat birds.
TO interesting features Goliath tarantula has the ability to produce chelicerae by friction loud hissing sounds, audible at a distance of up to 5 meters.
Also as defense mechanism they use red-brown hairs that cover their body. Their goliath shakes them off its belly towards the enemy, which irritates mucous membranes enemy's mouth and nose.
2. Lasiodora parahybana Brazilian salmon-pink tarantula. In nature, these voracious tarantulas hunt any prey of suitable size, including small snakes. They usually hunt in hiding, but can move very quickly.
Despite the popularity of Lasiodora parahybana among arachnid lovers, due to its activity and unstable, often aggressive behavior salmon pink tarantula not recommended for beginners.
Discovered in 1917 in Brazil and found exclusively in the eastern part of Brazil, the large spider, reaching 30.5 cm including the length of its legs, is often kept as a pet.
In males slender body and more long legs, females are much larger- weight reaches 100 grams or more. The lifespan of females is 12-15 years.
Like other tarantulas, Lasiodora parahybana uses hind legs shakes off hairs, causing a strong allergic reaction, from the upper part of the abdomen, and if this technique does not work, raises the two front pairs of legs and takes an attacking stance.
1. Huntsman Spider Spider-Hunter. Distinctive feature females of this family are active protection their cocoons for eggs and hatched spiders from any threat.
The spider living in Australia is also known in the world as giant crab spider, because the legs are curved like the legs of a crab.
Large individuals reach 30.5 cm in length, taking into account the size of their legs.
For their passion for wooden buildings they are also called giant arboreal.
The structure of the legs allows representatives of this family to climb into narrow places:
- into the crevices
- under the bark of trees
- between logs and so on.
The coloring is usually protective - gray or light brown, but many species have:
- white
- black and white
- reddish spots.
The spines on the legs are quite noticeable, but the rest of the body is furry.
These arthropods are called hunters or huntsmen because hunting manners and because of movement speed. They are capable of making large jumps.
Poison is used to immobilize the victim. not fatal to humans. They feed mainly on insects and other invertebrates, and sometimes small geckos.
People are only bitten when encountered in barns, garages and other rarely visited places.
Huntsman spiders considered useful, because they destroy pests (cockroaches and so on), but their mere appearance is enough to cause trembling even a big fan of arachnids.
Video about how big spider carries away mouse
Humanity has never been indifferent to spiders. In some cultures, these animals are symbols of wisdom, in others - harbingers of trouble. Giant spiders inspire fear in humanity by appearing as heroes in horror films and action-packed novels.
Pictures of arachnids are used as designs for tattoos. Many people suffer from arachnophobia - the fear of these arthropods. Try not to be scared, because here are the top 10 largest spiders in the world.
10 Nephila edulis
The species of nephila-goldweaver spiders has acquired worldwide fame due to the fact that these spiders are able to weave the largest web. They are sometimes called orb weavers or tree spiders because of their love of making their home among tree branches.
The body size of this spider, including its legs, is 12 cm. Females predominate in size over males of this species. This phenomenon is called sexual dimorphism, and it is characteristic of most species of spiders on the planet.
The poison of the orb weaver cannot lead to the death of a person, but a blister at the site of the bite is guaranteed. The predator's powerful chelicerae are capable of leaving a bite scar on the skin. You can meet these graceful spiders in the forests of Australia and New Caledonia.
9 Huge wall tegenaria (Tegenaria parietin)
The size of wall tegenaria reaches 13 cm including limbs. Spiders of this species often hide in residential buildings, which was the reason for the name of the spider.
You should not be afraid of the formidable appearance of the spider, since this species does not pose a danger to humans. Tegenaria wallea feeds on insects.
Arachnids cannot run long distances, but they can overcome short distances very well. Previously, these arthropods could be found in African homes, but in Lately The population of the species has decreased significantly.
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8 Arabian cerbal (Cerbalus aravensis)
Arachnids of this species caught the eye of researchers only in the 21st century. The first specimen was discovered in 2003. The size of the individual, including the paws, can reach up to 14 cm. The color of the Arabian Cerbal is predominantly beige with black spots on the paws.
The natural habitat for these predators is desert areas in Israel and Jordan.
7 Brazilian wandering spider (Phoneutria Brazil)
The dimensions of the animal are quite modest compared to the next representatives of the top. The length of its body together with its legs reaches 17 cm. Despite its modest size, this species poses a mortal threat to humans; the predator’s venom can cause death.
Residents of the tropics in South America should be wary of the wandering spider. Unlike its arthropod brothers, the predator prefers to actively search for prey rather than weave a web. Due to its constant movements around the area, the spider got its name - wandering.
If the spider sees prey, it makes a rapid jump to a great height and injects poison into the body of the victim.
The hunter's diet most often consists of insects, but when great desire it is capable of killing even a small bird. Cannibalism is also common among spiders of this species, when strong and healthy individuals can eat weaker fellows.
6 Giant Baboon Spider (Spider Hysterocrates)
The baboon spider is huge representatives family of tarantulas. Individuals of the species can be either gray or brown in color with white spots on the legs. The animal's legs are densely covered with coarse hairs.
Like many other spiders, the baboon spider searches for food primarily at night. During the day, he burrows into a deep hole and sleeps. The predator is not whimsical in its gastronomic preferences; it is not averse to snacking on insects or small rodents. Small birds can also be part of the predator’s diet.
The span of the legs of the majestic spider reaches 20 cm. During defense, the predator stands on its hind legs, furiously drumming on the soil with its front legs, thereby scaring off the attacker.
5 Purple tarantula (Xenesthis immanis)
The name of this tarantula speaks for itself. Its body is bright purple with rare yellowish patches on its legs.
This species is often kept at home as pet, since a spider cannot harm a person. But he willingly feeds on smaller spiders, frogs and small rodents. In captivity, spiders of this species can be fed insects.
The limb span of purple beauties reaches up to 20 cm, and you can meet them in the wild in the tropical forests of South America.
4 Camel spider
Another name for this spider is salpuga. The span of the spider's limbs can reach 30 cm, and its movement speed reaches 16 km/h. Natural habitat is deserts, excluding Australia.
The camel spider's hunting time is night. He is not averse to eating rodents, small reptiles and chicks. Distinctive Features Salpugi is the most unpleasant squeak that an animal makes when defending itself.
3 Salmon pink tarantula spider (Lasiodora parahybana)
This terrifying spider has an unusually delicate coloring. The pink and coral hairs on the tarantula's body make it a desirable prey for collectors.
The spider's homeland is Brazil, and its size, including its limbs, can reach 30 cm. Females are much larger than males, their weight can reach 100 grams.
2 Giant Crab Spider (Huntsman Spider)
The body length of the crab spider along with its legs is 30 cm. The animal received its name due to the fact that its legs vaguely resemble the claws of a crab. Thick and imposing, they cause horror by their very appearance.
Most often there are individuals with a uniform brown color, but the presence of red and white spots is allowed. Huge crab spiders are native to Australia.
The arthropod received its other nickname, hunter, because of its speed of movement. Lightning-fast attacks to frightening heights leave the victims of this spider no chance.
True, people have nothing to worry about, since a bite from one of the largest spiders in the world does not lead to death.
1 Theraphosa blondi - the largest spider in the world
Another name for this huge spider is the goliath tarantula.
The food of this animal can be frogs, small snakes and even small rodents. The limb span of the largest spider of this species reached 40 cm. The body of females can reach a size of 100 mm, males have a more modest build, they grow up to 85 mm in the carcass. The weight of the animal can reach up to 200 grams.
You can admire the grace of this gigantic spider in the video.
Humanity first became acquainted with the goliath tarantula in 1804. An entomologist from France drew attention to the impressive dimensions of the spider and its coloring. The body of the tarantula is colored brown, and reddish hairs are visible on its legs. The animal prefers to live in deep burrows, the entrance to which is carefully woven with cobwebs.
The photo of the largest spider in the world received a place in the Guinness Book of Records. Many arachnid lovers want to purchase a rare specimen for their home collection, but this is impossible because tarantulas reproduce very poorly in captivity.
The export of Teraphosis Blond abroad is prohibited by the legislation of those countries in which this species lives. The natural habitat for the world record holder of spiders is Brazil, Venezuela and Suriname.
The largest spider in the world was discovered in the last century in Venezuela. The body length was 9 cm, the leg span reached 28 cm. The list of the largest representatives of arachnids includes inhabitants of tropical countries, but some of them live in Russia. They all inject when bitten toxic substance, but none of them are capable of killing a person.
Top 10 giant spiders
There are about 42 thousand in the world. When bitten, inject poisonous substance, paralyzing the victim, they inject saliva, which liquefies the insides, and suck out the contents. But the biggest spider is not always the most dangerous to humans.
Theraphosa Blonda or Goliath tarantula
An arthropod with huge limbs, a large abdomen, and powerful jaws calmly hunts mice, frogs, toads, and snakes. The largest spider in the world was discovered in 1965 in Venezuela. The leg span was 28 cm, the body size was 9 cm. The average dimensions of the theraphosis were 8 cm, the limb span was 25 cm. In 2001, it was described huge creature with a leg span of 35 cm, but the body was less than 9 cm.
Lives in Venezuela, Brazil, Suriname. The body is dark brown. A photo of the largest spider in the world is presented below. The animal has not become widespread, since it is prohibited to export it from its habitat; it practically does not reproduce in captivity.
Heteropoda maxima
The largest spider received this title due to its long limbs with a span of about 30 cm. The body length is 4.5 cm, which is inferior to the previous representative of arachnids. Lives in Laos. Large body brownish-yellow, limbs with dark spots. One of the representatives is in the Paris Museum National Museum natural history.
Interesting!
Females and males are the same color, slightly different in size. They live in caves and feed on insects. They pose no danger to humans. Exotic lovers often keep them as pets. Due to the excessive interest of collectors, the huge spider is gradually disappearing from nature.
Baboon spider
Lives in tropical and subtropical countries. Furry big creature with long hair brown in color grows to impressive dimensions. The leg span reaches 30.5 cm. This is one of the friendliest creatures on earth. The family lives together for six months and willingly shares food. Often relatives live next door and dig tunnels together. They hunt insects, small spiders, and beetles. The poison is toxic, but not dangerous to people. Often exotic animals are kept by collectors in terrariums.
Purple tarantula
The shaggy large spider lives in tropical countries, some species are found in Europe. The leg span is 25 cm. They are nocturnal. They do not weave webs, they wait for prey in secluded places. They know how to dig deep, long tunnels underground. While running, they develop impressive speed.
Large tarantulas have unique color with a purple tint, thick, long hairs covering the entire body, paws, powerful jaws. Often kept as a pet. The main diet consists of insects, small spiders, beetles, as well as amphibians and birds.
Interesting!
A well-fed female does not leave her shelter for months. It does not pose a mortal danger to humans, but causes discomfort and pain.
Jaeger or crab spider
Giant spiders live in nature. They have a bright red-orange color. The span of the limbs reaches 31 cm. At the ends of the legs there are discrepancies reminiscent of crab claws, hence the name. The terrible one is not dangerous to humans, it hunts insects. In the process of chasing the victim, it develops great speed and can jump well.
goldweaver
The rarest large spider. Lives on the island of Madagascar, South Africa. Known for its enormous size. The diameter often reaches 1.5 m. Cobweb local residents used to make shiny, golden napkins, scarves, and fish balls. The leg span of the golden weaver is 12 cm, body size is 4 cm.
A rare species of large spider was officially introduced to humanity in 2000. Males are 2 times smaller than females and die immediately after mating. The poison is toxic, but not dangerous for people. Redness and swelling appear at the bite site, and allergy sufferers have difficulty breathing.
Interesting!
In the American museum there is a large canvas measuring 3 square meters. m from the web of the golden weaver. It took 4 years, dozens of workers, and the spiders themselves to make it. The threads were taken away and the animals were released.
banana spider
The largest web-weaving spider in history. Its nets are so strong that birds get entangled in them and fishermen use them to catch fish. The body size does not exceed 4 cm, the leg span reaches 12 cm. The color is bright - yellow with black stripes. Spiders live in banana trees in Australia. They lay many larvae, thereby causing irreparable harm to the crop.
Interesting!
In 2010 it was recognized. The poison is extremely toxic, but if treated in a timely manner medical care death can be avoided.
South Russian tarantula
The giant spider belongs to the family. Hunts insects, beetles, caterpillars. Their homeland is Asia, they live everywhere, and are found in Ukraine. The body is gray-black, covered with dense hairs. Size about 3.5 cm. Lives in burrows underground and tree hollows. Rarely appears outside, attacks from its secluded place. The web is weaved at the entrance to the burrow, and also to form a cocoon for the larvae.
People are bitten when their own lives are threatened. Swelling, pain, and redness appear at the site of the attack. Children and people with weakened immune systems experience weakness, headache, nausea, dizziness.
Cross
What this giant looks like is well known to the residents of our area. There are about 1 thousand species in the world, about 30 live in the countries of the former CIS. A distinctive feature in appearance is the presence of a light cross on the belly in the upper part. The size of a large spider reaches 2.5 cm.
Lives in wildlife, shaded areas. It is found in the forest, at the edge of the forest, as well as in abandoned houses, barns, and on garden trees. The venom of a large spider is not dangerous to human life, but it causes some discomfort and deterioration in well-being. Swelling, redness, then suppuration and pain appear at the site of the bite. Children and people with weakened immune systems experience weakness, headache, chills, and other symptoms of intoxication.
Tegenaria wall
Large brown spider with long paws. The leg span is 15 cm. Lives in caves, on the walls of old houses, abandoned buildings. Lives in Europe, Africa, Argentina, Asia. This species is found everywhere. A peace-loving creature bites a person when its own life is threatened. In most cases, he tries to hide quickly. It develops quite impressive speed when running over a short distance.
All spiders included in our rating have huge size, and some of them eat enough large birds and rodents. These are mostly poisonous and dangerous, and sometimes very disgusting and ugly (from a human point of view) arachnids.
The top ten is opened by the nephila goldworm: the body of females is 4 cm, if you add the length of the limbs to it, you get about 11-13 cm, the size of males is much smaller, including legs - 7-10 mm. The color of representatives of this species is most often greenish-yellow, the abdomen and head are white, they are also different toxic poison, capable of causing harm to human health (not lethal). Habitats of representatives of the nephila goldworm - warm regions planets (Asia, Australia, South America, etc.).
An arachnid whose body is “only” 7.5-14.5 cm. However, visually, wall tegenaria looks much larger - thanks to the huge, intricately curved 8 legs. The spider has a pale color and is considered the best short-distance runner. Today this type It is found quite rarely in nature, mainly in Asia and Africa, where it chooses either destroyed buildings for habitat.
Look at the photo and remember: Avoiding encounters with this spider is vital, as this Brazilian arachnid is among the most poisonous in the world. The length of its body reaches 5-7 cm, together with the limbs - up to 17 cm. Habitat - Central and South America, one of the subspecies (running) likes to climb into human dwellings.
Cerbal Arabian is the “newest” species of spider; its existence became known to scientists only in 2010. The sizes of the largest specimens known today reach 20 cm. Its habitats (discoveries) - Jordan and Israel - became decisive when choosing the name new type. One of the factors that affected such a late discovery of the species is the nocturnal lifestyle of its individuals.
Despite its frightening size, it does not pose any particular danger to humans - an attack can only occur as a response if there is an active threat. Individuals of this species (also known as red Cameroon baboon spiders) grow up to 30.5 cm, body length is up to 13 cm. Like most of the largest spiders on our planet, they hunt mainly at night, killing victims (crickets, cockroaches, butterflies , and even small mice).
The main occupation of the representatives of this spider family (related to the tarantula-like species) is eloquently reflected in the name. The predominant habitat is the tropical Colombian forests, where the tarantula subspecies is found a large number of. The officially registered maximum parameters of representatives of this class are 34.5 cm (including limbs), but average individuals measure up to 26 cm. Note that purple tarantulas do not pose a danger to people.
Forced to disappoint adherents: its name camel spiders they got it absolutely not due to eating camels, but due to the presence of several humps on the head, which gives them some resemblance to “ships of the desert”. However, camel spiders feed on mammals: lizards, rodents, and small birds. Happy hunting contributes to the ability to reach speeds of up to 16 km/h. The size of representatives of this species is up to 30 cm, taking into account the length of the limbs.
Interestingly, this species of spider is one of the few whose representatives are used by people as pets. The size of such spiders can exceed 30 cm, in natural environment habitat, the main food is birds, lizards, small snakes - thanks to the lightning-fast movements of spiders, the prey's chances of survival are minimal.
Spiders, whose dimensions exceed 30 cm, received their nickname due to their terrifying appearance and exceptional ability to kill the chosen victim. A person is attacked solely in self-defense, but it is still better to avoid them.
Goliath Birdeater
The habitat of these representatives of the tarantula family is South America. The Goliath tarantula is distinguished by the presence of large (up to 2.5 cm) fangs, with dimensions over 30 cm (including limbs), and a weight of up to 200 grams. It is precisely because of its size and more weight than the Huntsman Spider, the Goliath Tarantula is considered the most big spider on our planet. Goliath tarantulas live in burrows; the main food for these arachnids are birds, mice and snakes. They pose no danger to people - the paralytic venom produced by the glands of these spiders is very weak.
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