One of the largest is the whistling spider or Australian tarantula, which goes by several names: barking spider, bird-eating ...

These spiders are found in Australia and actually weigh a little less than the Goliath bird eater, but have longer legs. While both of these spiders grow to an impressive size and do have venom ...

The goliath bird-eater's name is a bit of a misnomer. "Yes, it is a big spider. ... 'Big boy' spider becomes Australia's largest deadly funnel-web after surprise discovery.

market staff in Sheffield found one of the world's largest spiders when they unpacked a consignment of figs and nuts. The goliath bird eater tumbled out of a delivery from South America at the ...