Eight-leg Giants

The largest spider is the Goliath bird-eating tarantula of South America.With leg spans of almost 12 in it would cover your dinner plate. Slightly smaller bu heavier is the Salmon Pink bird-eater, also of South America, weighing over 3 oz. A Salmon Pink ate two frogs and two young snakes in four days, then slept for two weeks.

Tarantulas hunt at night, feasting on animals such as frogs, birds, and lizards. They crush prey with their large fangs.

Top Five Deadliest Spiders

1. Sydney funnelweb, Australia
2. Black Widow, Africa
3. Redback, Australia
4. Banana Spider, North America
5. Brown recluse ( fiddleback or violin spider ), North America