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The name "tarantula" is commonly given to spiders in this family. It is a misnomer - it was originally given to a smaller wolf spider from Taranto, Italy, where, in the Middle Ages, people danced themselves into a trance - called the tarantella - in an attempt to purge the effects of the wolf spider's bite.
H. gigas may refer to: Harpactira gigas, a tarantula native to South Africa; Hippotragus gigas, an extinct species of antelope; Holmskioldia gigas, a flowering plant species found in Kenya and Tanzania; Hyaenodon gigas, an extinct mammal species; Hydrodamalis gigas, an extinct sirenian
Hydrodynastes gigas is a New World species of large, rear-fanged, Dipsadin snake endemic to South America. It is commonly and alternatively known as the false water cobra and the Brazilian smooth snake. [3] The false water cobra is so named because when the snake is threatened it "hoods" as a true cobra (Naja species) does. Unlike a true cobra ...
National Geographic spotlighted its Pictures of the Year in its December 2024 issue.. The photos include captivating images of animals, nature, scientific innovation, and landscapes. Photo editors ...
The largest total length of any hemipteran belongs to Gigantometra gigas (the largest species of water strider), which has a leg span of more than 25 cm (9.8 in). The largest type of aphid is the giant oak aphid (Stomaphis quercus), which can reach an overall length of 2 cm (0.79 in). [36]
The giant garter snake is the largest species of garter snake, with the adult snakes ranging from 94–165 cm (37.0–65.0 in) in length. As with many snakes, the female giant garter snakes tend to be longer and larger than the males. [3]
Hippotragus gigas was discovered by Louis Leakey in 1965, who described it as "a Hippotragus of gigantic proportions". [2] Fossils were first found in Bed II of the Olduvai Gorge in eastern Africa, and have also been found at sites in Algeria and South Africa .
A new snake species, the northern green anaconda, sits on a riverbank in the Amazon's Orinoco basin. “The size of these magnificent creatures was incredible," Fry said in a news release earlier ...