World’s Largest Spider

Katie by the way you are correct about most of what you posted except one thing...goliath bird eating tarantulas will eat birds if given the chance. I own a goliath that is right now about 8 inches in size and I did in fact place a finch in her terrarium. She ate it. I have also personnally witnessed her eat lizards, hissing cockroaches, mice, a beetle, and a snake that was about 3 1/2 feet in length. Goliaths will eat anything you put in front of them as long as they are hungry and it is small enough.

WTF Cheese burgers and pizza!!!!

A giant spider stole my car today!

Ok, I've seen a lot of myths here being reported as 'fact'. First of all, the Goliath Bird-Eater is no longer the world's biggest spider. Recently found in Australia, there is a Huntsman Spider that is about 2 inches bigger than the Goliath. Second, the 'Daddy Long-Legs' can bite through skin, they do not unless you piss them off while they are trapped. Their venom is not deadly to humans. Third camel spiders can run about 8 mph, they biggest they get are about 6-8 inches, they can jump about 2 maybe 3 inches & there bites are painful but only deadly if you are dumb enough to not get treated. I found a camel spider in my can in Iraq, I took my boots off in the dark, then I turned on the lights to find him sitting between my left boot & where I had set my foot down. I opened the door & it went running out. Just before crossing the threshold he leaped up about an inch out the door. I lit on fire with aerosol deodorant & my lighter. It was awesome watching him run in circles, burning to death.

i really can't believe how retarded you people are, camel spiders ARE NOT SPIDERS, in terms of sheer weight it is in fact the goliath bird eating spider and for all you idiots claiming to have gone to iraq and seen them, don't be stupid, you can't argue with facts

Camel spiders have a leg-span of 5" but are not "as big as dinner plates" as rumoured. They also are not as fast as 24mph but are extremely fast, with a maximum speed of 10mph (athletes can typically run at 23mph). It is their speed that also gives them the name "wind spider". As you can see in the video, this helps them overcome all kinds of prey including lizards, rodents and occasionally birds.
http://video.clipstream.com/content/c/camel_spiders/

this is for people to know about "daddy long legs"

"Urban legend
There is an urban legend stating that daddy long-legs spiders have the most potent venom of any spider, but that their chelicerae (fangs) are either too small or too weak to puncture human skin; the same legend is also repeated of the harvestman and crane fly, also called "daddy long-legs" in some locales. Indeed, pholcid spiders do have a short fang structure (called uncate). However, brown recluse spiders also have uncate fang structure, but are able to deliver medically significant bites. Either pholcid venom is not toxic to humans or there is a musculature difference between the two arachnids, with recluses, being hunting spiders, possessing stronger muscles for fang penetration. [5]

In 2004, the Discovery Channel show MythBusters set out to test the daddy long-legs myth (season 1, episode 13 "Buried in Concrete"). After measuring the spider's fangs at approximately 0.25 mm (average human skin thickness varies from about 0.5mm to 4mm), the show's host was apparently bitten, although the bite produced little more than a mild short-lived burning sensation. This appears to confirm the suspicion that pholcids can penetrate human skin, but that their venom is practically harmless to humans. Additionally, recent research by Alan Van Dyke has shown that pholcid venom is actually relatively weak in its effects on insects as well[6].

According to the University of California at Riverside, the daddy long-legs spider has never harmed a human and there is no evidence that they are venomous to humans.[7]

One reason why these spiders are said to be so dangerous could be that they regularly prey on other spiders, including the black widow (Latrodectus spp.), which itself can be dangerous to humans, with the reasoning that the preying spider must be even more venomous; which is incorrect. (Pinto-da-Rocha et al. 2007:4)
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pholcidae)

Here is your answer to your worlds largest spider.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/10/061027-tarantula-video.html

jojo you are a moron, camel spiders only grow up to 7 inches and birdeaters can grow to a foot, your brothers picture probably just means the camel spider look that big, plus camel spiders aren't really spiders they are in the arachnid family but aren't spiders, by the way birdeaters don't really eat bird, or cheese burgers or pizza, they eat bugs mice and small lizards.

Thanks to venomguy, kyle and anyone else who knows what they are talkin about, the camel spider is not the largest, read up before you go opening your mouth, ignorance is annoying. even if a camelspider got some wierd growth hormone it still wouldn't be the largest “spider” its not a spider.

no emma, you're stupid, and your mother never loved you. in fact, noone loves you and noone will ever love you because of how stupid you are.

bam. what now.

You guys are very stupid.

I knew an extremely overweight girl who was suuffering from itching and pain in her anal area. Her feces was occassionally silk wrapped. When she went to the colon specialist he removed a 5 inch "brown spider" from the bottom of her small intestine. This happened in Paraguay and is absolutely true!!!

the goliath spider is not the biggest spider in the world..my brother jeremy has been in the afghanistan area for the marines..and has taken pictures of way bigger spiders than that...they are truly bigger...they're called "camel spiders"

and they are a threat...

omg i hate spiders and if that thing touches you, you will die!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

True phobia is no joke but learning to understand and oversome fear is a good thing.

Ignorance is curable, stupidity is not.
Come see us and learn.
http://gallery.tarantulas.us/gallery/v/tarantulas/

;-)

i hate spiders if iseen 1 of those cummin my way then i would be runnin the other!!! LoL

I HATE SNAKES they SCARE me and if i saw on that BIG i would DIE you all are CRAZY

ewwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ok i am really creeped out by spiders but wen i tryto kill 1 i cant i feel bad for the poor spideer.i think ill just keep my distance from all siders but if they get near m , i will kll them ....................... or run away screaming to my dady. one of those two.

maybe not kiss it but what im trying to say is i like spiders.

i would pick it up and kiss it if it wasn't so deadly.

ive seen a spider that is 2 feet tall and 3 feet long on my house but that is a good piocture

i think the spider is thick but not big, i've seen way bigger spiders than that. mabye not in person.lol!

i love spiders so does one of my best frinds shayelle

those are not the biggest spider in the world its the biggest spider that is known about and a camel spider is a spider a very big spider i ate one before. got dared by my best friend john dared me too. it wasnt half bad

CAMEL SPODERS ARE BIGGER THE GODITH'S!

yo i wish all spiders in the world would die because i have aracba-phobie or scared of spiders im alright with little spider but spiders wider this this line (________) i freak out at

Dude thats not the worlds largest spider I've seen spiders way way bigger than that. And it's called the night spider.I've only seen one in Austrailia.So I'm shake my spider ass to you.

camel spiders are not spiders at all... it says: "They are a different species of arthropod called solipugids which are not venomous or have silk-making capacity"

therefore goliath is the biggest... enlightment please(!)...

nipples have no place on this site ,my kid sees this site

wow thats all i can saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay

Those tarantulas are worth like $400 apiece, and very difficult to come by in the great hobby of bug keeping.

My balls are the size of dinner plates.

that is disgusting

spiders - they are incredible, amazing creature. i don't think they are dangerous, it's only because of how they looks like, would be nice to have a pet like this at home. I would like to have the goliath birdeating spider.

i am so spiderphobic

who would u even say ur nips are the size of dinner plates...no one cares..all i care about is that massive spider..AHHHHHHHH

Also forgot to add this the goliath spider does not eat pizza and cheeseburgers they eat mouses and insects. Also they don't hiss they hair that come off is a protective sign which means if you fighten it will send the hairs out into the air not throwing them like spears, and again they won't attack unless they fell threatened which would be the hairs that come off. to all these people on here and also they person who LIED about the goliath spider really need to read this THEY ARE NOT HARMFUL TO HUMAN AND WILL NOT KILL YOU. I WOULD BE MORE WORRIED ABOUT THE BROWN RECLUSE SPIDER THAN ANYTHING OK PEOPLE!!!!

i just would like you to know that the goliath spider will not hurt anyone that it bits, because their bit does not have enough vemon in it to hurt a human. The only thing it will do to you is if your sick and have a allergic reaction which will only be swelling for a few hours, other than that they won't hurt you at all. As they are the biggest spider in the world they are compelety harmless, also what dustin scott was saying their are two types of daddy long legs one is "daddy longleg spider" which is the one that has the poison but their is no scientinfic resreach that it bits a human. Now the "daddy longleg" has no fangs nor does it have any venom so don't be to scared of spiders unless you actually read about them. I think this is the most annoying thing ever is when people make up stuff about spiders and not look into it frist!!!!!!!! please don't be scared of spiders unless u look them up frist. As for the nipples please i hope you can do something about that!

I want one! Oh about camel spiders...Do people still believe the ridiculous myths? If anyone has seen the military picture of two camel spiders, the angel of the camera close-up just makes them look big. They only get up to 6inches long/wide, which is half the size as the Goliath spider (1-foot). Oh and, um, they definitely haven't been known to run up to 30mph, only up to 10. Damn people got me excited thinking they were that big when I was a child...Goliath isn't aggressive enless threatened, just like most breeds of tarantulas, and the city should burn to the ground, I love the wilderness! Now I'm going to take odd-angeled photos of spiders and claim I've discovered the world's largest! Mwahaha..ha..ha...oh, oops...ahem...

that melissa is really drawing all my interest on a giant nipple spider...

my friendster account is yvanne_sierra@yahoo.com

i think there is a reason why they are here.. just like why we are created... but then for now, that is a nice trivia about goliath spiders

actually did you know that daddy longs legs CAN bite you? and they aren't the most poisonous spider in the world. The most poisonous spider in the world lives in Brazil or something...

its harmless and whoever said that the rainforest isnt being destroyed quickly enough is a darn idiot

dude its so cute i want one and no it does not eat pizza or attacks humans

omg i fawt the 1s i find in my house wer huge!! if i saw 1 of them i'd go into a mental break down!!

if i see one of those i will flip

oh and just so you all know i plan on registering when i can actually access the registration page... probably when im back int he states and not sitting in the middle of afghanistan wasteing time.

in all actuallity, everyone eats spiders wheather they know it or not. its a proven fact that throughout a year the in the average household a person will eat 6-8 spiders while sleeping and never even know it. i know you're all thinking 'that's impossable because i'd wake up the second i felt a spider crawling on or anywhere near my mouth.' but in all actuallity a spider can barely be felt while you're asleep and therefore often times they enter your mouth while you sleep and you eat them before you know it. also a little fact for all you spider freaks out there, all spiders are venomous and some of the most leathal are too small to bite through your skin. the most leathal arachnid in the world happens to be the daddy long leg however it rarely has the capability to bite through the skin so you rarely hear of a daddyu long leg victum. just thought i'd give you all a little something to think about. if you question my accuracy on these things be forwarned that i used to aspire to be an entamologist because i am facinated by bugs of all sorts. centipedes and praying mantis are by far my most favored of the predator world though. take it easy and remember to check under public toilet seats for spiders. people die from bites while they sit on toilet seats ya know.... damn Two-Striped Telamonia. well i have to continue with my work so i'll stop creaping you out with this stuff and hopefully in the last 7-8 months of my deployment i'll see a reply posted or get and e-mail from someone. heres my e-mail. blade_of_deepercut@yahoo.com
drop me a line or two and keep it real people.

They dont eat birds they are called birdeaters because they could eat birds but that dont when smaller than 6" in diameter they eat grasshoppers and insects when larger they eat mice, and animals in that size, they cant shoot they're hairs either they can just disattch them from the body when being touched. They're bit is compared to a bee sting so its not that bad, but they do have venom that can cause irritation but there is no record of anyone ever dying from these.

frickin scary

i cannot believe that a spider that big exists.... eeewwwww!!!!! that scares me .... MOMMY!!!!!!

ya thaats not right i would kill that sucker

that was the ugliest thing i've ever saw!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1!1!!!!

well im not at all fazed by big spiders its the common house spider that worries me but i do think thecamelspiders great !

I think it's precious. But I like spiders. I would probably want one for a pet if it wasn't so aggressive.

if they wern't so deadly I would pick it up and look at it's body

Wow...If I saw one of those things on my floor...I take my colt 45. and shoot it dead...THATS how bad I hate spiders...

Gross! Eating a tranchila just thinking of that makes me want to puck. I got go now my mom needs to pick up the puck on the floor. Bye Mr.Gross

The camel spider is not actually a spider so it is not the worls biggest.

my arochnaphobia is the worst ever and is the most deathiest it can get and it's so bad that if i see any kind of spider near me or even if i hear that word or see any pic of one i'll start crying liek woah, i'll faint and start shaking and last night when i was wide awake a house spider bit me and it was at least 7 inches and my toe is all swollen now and i think im allergic

your page scares the hack out of me...

also, the shooting hairs thing, it aint all that bad. well not from my chilli rose anyway. abit itchy for a day or so, thats it. =]

i think this bad boy deserved alot of credit, can be easy scraing the living daylights outa 98% of the population on earth!

and i think hes kool! because he'd eat my chilli rose for brekfast!

Thanks for Sharing Sam (got a visual here!)what happened with the nipples?

That spider makes me moist!!

I would love to meet Melissa! (but NOT Goliath thank you!) By the way, IS Goliath a tarantula? I thought it was a theraposa.

O_O Am I the only one that wants to pet him? (Also, people, Camel Spiders are not the largest spider in the world. The bird eating spider shown here is the record holder for big. How do I know this? Because...I am Camel Spider and my cousin Goliath beats me up all the time.

Man i hate spiders i'm soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo scared of them if i see them i kill them i hate them full stop. seeing that spider size of a dinner plate talk bout SPOOKY!!!! and gross too

I eat spiders and thair yum mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm'
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm mmmmm

dont kill spiders and me

Ever heard of giant bloodsucking spiders that fly?
Or how bout nipple spiders?

put your nipples away mellisa................................. ssssiiiiiiiccccccckkkkkkkkkkkkoooooooooooo!!!!!!!!! bye bye

do you atully like spiders. they are so scary.. that is comming from a 12 year old

later
maryann

HERE IS A VIDEO OF THE CAMEL SPIDER THE IN ACTION, NOW THAT IS ACTUALLY THE LARGEST SPIDER!
http://video.clipstream.com/content/c/camel_spiders/

AND A PICTURE OF ONE
http://noleftturns.ashbrook.org/images/camel_spider.jpg

mi grandads gt 1 n its massive !
i h8 goin there!

that is just weird having a spider that size im glad i live in scotland and i wont find any that size here :) although i am still terrified of any spider :(

leave the spiders alone,i have a collection of them and the one that bit me out of about 100 was the brown recluse it got me sick and very sore.it bit me on the top of my hand that little bastard.

The Goliath does not actually hiss. The Theraphosa Blondi has bristles which, when they rub their hind legs together, Cause the Hissing sound. And Yes, They do throw hairs. Not like spears, They float in the air and sill spike into your skin, causing rashes and serious irritation to the more sensitive areas.

Secondly, The Camel Spider, Is not actually a spider. They are Solpugids, Which are yes, of the Arachnid family. They gained the named "Camel Spider" Because they are commonly found waiting atop slain camels, Which people tend to believe is what killed said camel. They actually wait for other animals, Smaller animals, looking to feed on the slain camel. Their top speed is not 30mph, at most is 10mph. Their LARGEST size is 6-8 inches, they do not have venom, nor can they jump 3 feet high.

spiders r awesome i ate 1 before i have tons of them i eat them 4 lunch & dinner or sometimes dessert i put hotsauce on them sometimes salt and pepper sike spiders are wierd i really don't eat spiders

my nipples look like a dog's dinner but twice as brown - has anybody mentioned nipples yet?

yah i want to see them bad boys.

I seriously wanna see those nipples.

I WILL KILL THAT THING

Behold, ye pagans, enlightenment!

I'm not even going to ask why you ate a tarantula. If there's a video of that, it should be posted here.

I ate one of those. The hairs in my eyes kinda hurt, alot, but the wost part was when it bit my tounge...i knew they hisses so i just told it to shut-up.

get lost

your all proods

Tarantulas don't use their urticating hairs to "attack from a distance", they are a defense mechanism. Joking about the rainforest being destroyed is ridiculous by the way.

I think it is awesome i love spider's i wont one

this is the most scariest spicies on the planet

Melissa, May I see your Nipples?

that is a big spider

That is the most disgusting thing I have ever seen in my entire life. (camel spider) ugggg..

My brother spent 8 months in Iraq last year. He said he'd rather see an insurgent coming at him than a camel spider.

"my nipples are the size of dinner plates…"

LoL! that sucks. between your nipples & the spider i dont know which is scarier.

Ug. Those camel spider pictures make me feel ill...

You want make-you-want-to-squeal-like-a-girl creepiness? Take a look at these uglies: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v161/NutsOnYourChin/SPIDERS.jpg
Bloody desert spiders (also known as camel spiders.) They look like something out of an old B sci-fi movie.

And disturbing (or just plain icky)? One of their bites: http://www.camelspiders.net/camel-spider-bite.htm

(I know this'll be quarantined. Thought it might be an intersting critter for you lot. I know it creeps the hell out of me.)

Someone actually emailed in tonight and said they wouldn't be looking at the site again until 'the giant spider is off the main page'. :)

This knowledge (that such a spider even exists) has sent me into cardiac arrest, even as I type. I must seek medical treatment!

Good lord. Well your nipples would send me into cardiac arrest as well. The only things that should be as large as dinner plates are dinner plates.

my nipples are the size of dinner plates...

Just thinking about that thing makes my bladder feel weak. Waking up in a South American hotel room to find one of those things near me would easily send me into cardiac arrest. Seriously.