The Goliath bird-eating tarantula is nothing short of spectacular. Brian Gratwicke /Flicker CC BY 2.0 Despite its name, this enormous spider is a gentle giant of sorts.

But to cure her fear, I decided to buy the coolest spider species in the world (Goliath Bird-Eating Tarantula). This spider is able to grow to 1 foot long, shoot poison hairs out of it's back, and ...

Goliath Bird Eater Holmquist said the "classic example" of the world's biggest spider is the Theraphosa blondi, a type of tarantula more commonly known as the Goliath Bird Eater.

The Goliath birdeater was given its nickname as the result of an 18th century engraving of a tarantula eating a hummingbird, says National Geographic. In reality, these spiders rarely eat birds ...

Phoenix says his largest spider is a burgundy goliath tarantula (pictured here) — also known as a goliath bird-eating spider — with a leg span the size of a dinner plate. Aaron Phoenix / SWNS ...

The Goliath bird eater is often called the world's biggest spider. It can be 11in across from leg tip to leg tip. That's as big as the long side of a standard sheet of paper.

First, the confession: I'm an arachnophobe, spooked by the most harmless everyday spiders. Close encounters with the scarier sort — the goliath bird-eating spider in an undergraduate zoology class, ...

Video showing Goliath bird-eating tarantulas and their hatchlings provided by Wellington Zoo At full size, these spiders can reach a leg span around 30 centimeters (11.8 inches), putting them at ...

Bird-spiders are also difficult to care for and unsuitable for beginners. First of all, tree-spiders, mostly found in the tropics, and those that live on the ground, occurring mainly in desert ...

From the Goliath birdeater tarantula to black widows, spiders are not shy around deadly snakes, often taking down the juveniles and feasting on their meaty bodies for days.

The terrifying looking Goliath bird-eating spider, featured in the BBC footage, moved in to the Lakes Aquarium, at Lakeside, on Lake Windermere, in the Spring and although this creature is currently ...