Pic of the Day
Pic of the Day
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Boasting a leg span of nearly a foot (30 centimeters) and tipping the scales at some 6 ounces (170 grams), Guyana's goliath bird-eating spider is the heaviest spider species in the world. (See video of the biggest spider in the world.)
Despite their name, these South Americanrain forest residents feast mostly on small invertebrates, though they've been known to tackle larger fare such as lizards and venomous snakes.
The spider also boasts venomous fangs—not deadly to humans—and a covering of tiny, stinging hairs, which the animals can release in a type of cloud to deter an attack.
Published April 18, 2011
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- those hairs are horrible, the float in the air and sting any skin it touches.Hombre_Lobo
- ps when i click NEXT. nothing happens, can you help?Hombre_Lobo
- haha... and bt how the fuck would you know about the hairs?CALLES
- i saw it on a documentary, there were 7 year old's catching them! they roasted them like marshmallows!Hombre_Lobo
- (i was actually just taking photos of a spider that appeared to have a huge sack of eggs below its mouth!)Hombre_Lobo
- so the 7 year olds were frying them and the spiders hair got to them in the end? awesome!moldero
- human planet!********