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Lasiodora parahybana, the Brazilian salmon pink bird-eating tarantula, also simply known as the salmon pink or LP, is a tarantula from north-eastern Brazil and considered to be the fourth largest tarantula in the world (behind the three species in the genus Theraphosa).
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The Goliath birdeater is native to the upland rainforest regions of Northern South America: Suriname, Guyana, French Guiana, northern Brazil, eastern Colombia, and southern Venezuela. Most noticeable in the Amazon rainforest, the spider is terrestrial, living in deep burrows, and is found commonly in marshy or swampy areas. It is a nocturnal ...
Wolf spider. What they look like: With over 200 species of wolf spiders crawling around, it’s no wonder that they range in size and appearance.“The largest species can be up to an inch and a ...
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There are a few larger spider species, including wolf spiders and fishing spiders, that might get aggressive and bite humans if they're provoked. But bites from these spiders aren't dangerous.
Maria Sibylla Merian's illustration of a spider eating a bird, bottom left corner.Published 1705 after a research expedition in Dutch Surinam. The genus Avicularia was erected in 1818 by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck for species previously placed in Mygale Latreille, 1802, the genus name used at the time for most mygalomorph spiders.
Luckily, spiders eat mostly insects -- especially the ones you may also find in your home. But as spiders get bigger, so do their prey, and larger arachnids feast on lizards, birds and small mammals.