LARGEST SPIDERS
Most people
have some level of fear,irrational when spoke about spiders. Whether you are an
actual arachnophobe, just don’t like the 8-legged creatures, on the other hand,
are just plain fascinated by them, the notion of the largest spider in the
world is bound to grab your attention.
It should be noted that although these represent the average leg spans of the world's largest spiders, their body size is often considerably smaller: that of the Lasiodora, found in Brazil, is around 92 mm (3.6 in), while that of the Tegenaris parietina, the largest spider found in Britain, may measure as little as 18 mm (0.7 in).
1. HUNTSMAN SPIDER - Heteropoda maxima; Leg span - 11.8 in
2. GOLIATH TARANTULA / BIRD-EATING SPIDER - Theaphosa blondi; Leg span -11.0 in
3. BRAZILIAN SALMON PINK - Lasiodora parahybaba; Leg span -10.2 in
4. BRAZILIAN GIANT TAWNY RED - Grammostola mollicoma; Leg span -10.2 in
5. WOLF SPIDER - Cupiennius sallei; Leg span - 10.0 in
6. PURPLE BLOOM BIRD-EATING - Xenesthis monstrosa - Leg span - 9.1 in
Xenesthis monstrosa - Leg span - 9.1
8. HERCULES BABOON - Hysterocrates hercules - Leg span -8.0 in
9. HYSTEROCRATES sp. - Leg span -7.0 in
10. TEGENARIA PARIETIN - Leg span -5.5 in
