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The Goliath birdeater (Theraphosa blondi) belongs to the tarantula family Theraphosidae.Found in northern South America, it is the largest spider in the world by mass (175 g (6.2 oz)) and body length (up to 13 cm (5.1 in)), and second to the giant huntsman spider by leg span. [1]
Despite the sometimes used common names bird-eating spider and bird spider, this nocturnal ground dwelling species is not likely to ever encounter or feed on birds. These spiders predominantly feed upon invertebrates including insects and other spiders.
Pamphobeteus antinous, also known as the Bolivian blue leg bird eater or steely blue leg, was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1903. It is found in the rainforests of Bolivia and Peru , and is considered to be one of the bigger tarantulas .
Thousands of "giant spiders" which were released into the wild by a zoo are thriving in the wild and have had a record mating season, conservationists have said. Chester Zoo released the spiders a ...
The English zoo celebrated 10 years since they released thousands of giant fen raft spiders into the United Kingdom after the species almost became extinct, the Chester Zoo wrote on Facebook.
Fen Raft spiders were near extinction 14 years ago - but now they’re making a comeback Giant spider population booms in UK as species the size of rats enjoy record mating season Skip to main content
The Goliath birdeater (Theraphosa blondi) is reputed to be an avivore (hence the name), but it rarely preys on birds. [5] [6] However, other species of spider have been observed to consume birds that they capture; large orb-weaving spiders, such as the golden orbweavers, have been observed to consume small birds such as mannikin and other finches.
The bird specialises on feeding from one tree native to the island in the Tristan da Cunha group, and was hit by an invasive scale insect which devastated the island’s forest after it was ...