Weighing in at over a third of a pound and measuring up to a foot long, the Goliath spider undeniably lives up to its name.

The new temporary attraction with live tarantulas and lots of facts hopes to make you more curious than apprehensive.

Spiders usually don’t actively seek out to ... are enough to make even the bravest person take a step back. 3. The Goliath Birdeater, The Heaviest Spider Known To Us The Goliath birdeater ...

In the often misunderstood world of arachnids, the biggest spider in the world stands out among its giant kin. Enormous, eight-legged creatures — ranging from the Goliath birdeater to the Colombian ...

from behemoths like the giant huntsman and goliath birdeater, down to the tiniest, the dwarf orb weaver and Patu digua. In this extract from "The Lives of Spiders: A Natural History of the World's ...

the biggest spider in the world stands out among its giant kin. Enormous, eight-legged creatures — ranging from the Goliath birdeater to the Colombian lesserblack tarantula — showcase an ...