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The Goliath spider, a species of tarantula found in South America is the size of a dinner plate. Unlike other spiders, this one will actually hiss at you. Yes, it can make sounds(!) It feeds on birds, cheeseburgers and pizza. It is highly aggressive and will bite without conscience or mercy. Also, it can attack from a distance by flicking special hairs from its body at anything it considers a threat (that means you). These hairs are extremely irritating to the skin, and were they to get in your eyes, nose or mouth, it would hurt. A lot. For years, I’ve felt the rainforest wasn’t being destroyed quickly enough. |
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reminds me of the movie eight legg'd freaks.
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.
After this pretentious comment everyone will just rush to your forum- and I bet people who have a legitimate arachnophobia will enjoy the photos too. :P
I'm an arthropod lover myself, but I have tolerance for the people who are not as they constitute about 95% of a general population. ;)
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.
I hate spiders just for the fact they are so stealthy, and hard to see.
im scared of all insects.
if i see of these in real life. ill seriously get a shotgun and shoot it 42 times.
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
cool... my brother showed it to me :P
and im SO terrified of spiders.
hey wanna fun fact. This was how I found dyog
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
ahhhhh spiders!!
*whimpers in fear*
HERE WATCH THIS AND MAYBE YOU WON’T BE TO SCARED OF THEM THEN!!
http://humanelement.blogspot.com/2007/08/largest-spider-in-world.html
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/10/061027-tarantula-video.html
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...
Ya...this was the wrong thing to read when it's 2AM and I can't sleep.
I cry while reading this =[
help...
During WWII I was in the USAAF and was temporarily stationed at the RAF base at Habbaniya, Iraq. It was so hot at night that we would bring our cots outside to sleep. One night I was awakened by something crawling on my face and I brushed it off and heard it hit the cement floor. It was a huge camel spider and from that time on I only slept under mosquito netting even though that was very hot and uncomfortable.
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...
ewww owwwwwww sick PUUUUUUUUUkes on floor
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
i don't mind it... i kinda like it
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?
This is not going to help me overcome my arachnophobia....
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 :(
I love spiders.. Though even this one can be taken down with no problem by a giant centipede (Scolopendra Gigantea)- those beasts are amazing....what..? Nipples size of dinner plates..? *mental..image..uploading..* Here's a logical question: what size are your boobs..? Gong..? :P
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.