At over a foot long, the world's biggest spider is quite a sight. Adventurers and arachnaphobes alike might be wondering, ...

In South America, one of the strangest creatures is an overgrown spider that roams the forest floor.Considered the largest ...

And the spider can weigh more than 6 oz. (170 grams) -- about as much as a young puppy, the scientist wrote on his blog. [See Photos of the Goliath Birdeater Spider] ...

A fishing spider waiting by a small puddle for prey, a golden-web-spinning spider and some of the world's largest tarantulas -- including the massive Goliath bird-eater -- are among the cast of ...

This massive Goliath birdeater spider features a dizzying array of defense mechanisms.

Goliath birdeater spider can weigh up to 6 ounces, with a leg span of up to a foot.

The Goliath Birdeater spider is the world's largest spider; and according to Guinness World Records, the largest specimen was discovered during an April 1965 expedition in Rio Cavro, Venezuela ...

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With a leg-span nearly a foot wide, the goliath bird-eater is the world's biggest spider. And it has a special defense mechanism to keep predators from considering it as a meal.

The South American Goliath birdeater (Theraphosa blondi) is the world's largest spider, according to Guinness World Records. Its legs can reach up to one foot (30 centimeters) and it can weight up ...

Piotr Naskrecki was taking a nighttime walk in a rainforest in Guyana, when he heard rustling as if something were creeping underfoot.