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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]
Spiders native to South America may also be found in categories covering larger areas: Category:Cosmopolitan spiders – spiders native worldwide; Category:Pantropical spiders – spiders native throughout the tropics; For guidance on categorizing spiders by distribution, see Category:Spiders by location
Members of Ancylometes are among the largest araneomorph spiders, with a typical body length of 1.5 to 4 cm (0.59 to 1.57 in).They are sometimes referred to as "giant fishing spiders" to distinguish them from Dolomedes, a genus of smaller spiders also called "fishing spiders".
Grammostola grossa, the Guarani giant tarantula, is a tarantula that, like all species of the genus Grammostola, is native to South America. It occurs in Brazil , Paraguay , Uruguay and Argentina .
Phoneutria is a genus of spiders in the family Ctenidae.They are mainly found in northern South America, with one species in Central America. [2] Members of the genus are commonly referred to as Brazilian wandering spiders. [3]
Dolomedes / d ɒ l ə ˈ m iː d iː z / is a genus of large spiders of the family Pisauridae.They are also known as fishing spiders, raft spiders, dock spiders or wharf spiders.Almost all Dolomedes species are semiaquatic, with the exception of the tree-dwelling D. albineus of the southeastern United States.
It is sometimes called the giant black and white tarantula because it can reach a leg span of 18–23 cm (7–9 in). Scientifically, this is a thinner banded regional variant of Acanthoscurria geniculata, also from the Amazon basin. [4]
They are also called giant crab spiders because of their size and appearance. Larger species sometimes are referred to as wood spiders, because of their preference for woody places (forests, mine shafts, woodpiles, wooden shacks). In southern Africa the genus Palystes are known as rain spiders or lizard-eating spiders. [4]