The Goliath birdeater is the king of spiders. Weighing up to six ounces and with a leg span of nearly a foot, this tarantula is the largest arachnid on the planet. Goliaths don’t usually eat ...

A moment later, he realized he was looking not at a brown, furry mammal, but an enormous, puppy-size spider. Some sources ... He added that the Goliath birdeater is "a very common species, not ...