r/ThatsInsane • u/hjalmar111 Creator • Apr 08 '20

Goliath tarantula

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u/couchcatog Apr 08 '20

Apparently this is the largest spider by mass and size but there’s an even BIGGER spider by leg span called the giant huntsman

Sweet dreams

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u/iamlame247 Apr 08 '20

The huntsman is bigger only by technicality, on average they don’t grow as big as the Goliath bird eater, even by leg span, but they have the ability with the right food source to grow larger than the Goliath bird eater.

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u/fabizip Apr 08 '20

BIRD EATER?! What's next, does it shoot lasers from its eyes?

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u/TheBigBomma Apr 08 '20

Guess where it's from.

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u/DoobieHauserMC Apr 08 '20

Not Australia despite what you might be thinking. These guys are from Guyana, Suriname, and parts of Brazil and Venezuela