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  2. Goliath birdeater - Wikipedia

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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]

  3. Selenocosmia crassipes - Wikipedia

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    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. Small vertebrates such as geckos, skinks and frogs are also part of the diet. [citation needed]

  4. Theraphosa stirmi - Wikipedia

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    Theraphosa stirmi. In Theraphosa stirmi the carapace can reach a length of 40 mm (1.6 in) and a width of 37 mm (1.5 in). The longest leg (the fourth) in a male had a total length of 110 mm (4.3 in).

  5. Spiders could theoretically eat every human on earth in one year

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    (If you weigh 200 pounds, imagine eating 20 pounds of meat daily. It's a lot.) According to that calculation, it would take approximately 2,000 pounds of spiders to consume a 200-pound man in one day.

  6. Talk:Goliath birdeater - Wikipedia

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    The Goliath Bird-Eating spider, or the "Goliath Fucking Bird-Eating Spider" by those who have actually seen one, doesn't eat only birds - it mostly eats rats and insects - but they still call it the "Bird-Eating Spider" because the fact that it can eat a bird is probably the most important thing to know about it.

  7. Do sleeping humans really swallow 8 spiders a year? - AOL

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    A spider could also simply climb into someone's mouth. But Rod Crawford, arachnid curator at the Burke Museum, said "spiders probably find sleeping humans terrifying" because we "create vibrations ...

  8. Avivore - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. Spider-hunting wasp caught on camera paralysing its prey in ...

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