Nature has created diverse and amazing forms. Some representatives of the animal world are attractive, and their appearance is credible, and some are frightening and repulsive.
Spiders clearly belong to the second category, and meeting with them causes panic in most people. But the appearance is deceptive, and of the 42 thousand species of spiders that live on the planet, most are harmless and pose no danger to human life and health.
Of the variety of the class of arachnids, consider the 10 largest spiders in the world.
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Nephila
Translated from Greek, the name of this spider is "loving to weave." This is not only one of the largest species of spiders, but also weaving the largest web.
A relatively small body, from 1 to 4 centimeters, has legs that reach 12 centimeters in some species. The nephil's web is so strong that fishermen from Southeast Asia and Oceania use it as a fishing net.
In the photo: Nephil's spider.
Spider venom is toxic, but not fatal to humans. The bite causes pain, redness at the site of the bite, sometimes with a rash of blisters.
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Teghenaria wall
Already by name, you can guess that this is one of the types of house spiders. Due to its impressive size, it is often called a giant spider.
In the photo: Tegenaria wall.
The leg span of an adult tegenaria reaches 13 centimeters, but from a bizarre curvature the spider seems even larger.
In a quarrel over prey, this species of spiders can kill its relatives, and abandoned buildings and caves of the African continent and some regions of Asia have chosen their habitat.
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Brazilian wandering spider
The Guinness Book of Records tells us that this is one of the most dangerous spiders. But, besides this, the Brazilian wandering spider is quite large.
The body of the pack reaches 5-7 centimeters, and the sweep of the legs is 17 centimeters. The diet is very diverse. It eats other spiders, birds, small lizards, insects, and even bananas. Therefore, they can often be found in boxes where these southern fruits are packed.
With its terrifying size and dangerous poison, this type of spider will never attack a person first. Therefore, when meeting, it is better to bypass it.
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Zerbal arabian
The inhabitant of the desert expanses of Jordan and Israel was discovered by zoologists relatively recently, until 2003 the world did not know about its existence.
A spider with a color adapted for life among the sands has a paw size of 14 centimeters. But some experts argue that the length of the paws can reach 20 centimeters.
The habitat also determined the lifestyle of the majestic inhabitant of Arabia. During the day, the spider hides from the scorching rays of the sun, and at night goes hunting.
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Baboon spider
The large representative of arachnids got its name because of the similarity of its long legs with the fingers of a baboon. And the spider's paws are really impressive, growing up to 30 centimeters, with a body size of 5-6 centimeters.
In the photo: a small individual of the Tanzanian thick-legged baboon spider.
Because of the habitat of this unusual spider, it is also called the African tarantula. On the grayish body you can see the black dots and stripes that form the original pattern.
Like most of the arthropod family, baboons are characterized by cannibalism. When bitten, it releases poison, which, falling into the blood of a person, can lead to partial paralysis.
By the way, on thebiggest.ru you can find out about the most poisonous spiders on our planet.
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Colombian Purple Tarantula Spider
The spider, whose body size reaches 8-10 centimeters, lives in the tropical rainforests of Latin America. It belongs to the group of rare spiders.
Due to the original color and peculiar hairiness, they are often kept at home as a pet, but his habits are quite aggressive, and you need to be careful, since contact with the hairs can cause an allegorical reaction.
He eats mice, frogs, insects, hunting his victims from shelter.
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Phalanx
The habitat of this amazing spider stretches from the Iberian Peninsula to the Gobi Desert. It is correct to call these arachnids, which has about 1 thousand species, a saltpug, which literally translates as "fleeing from the sun."
The dimensions of the phalanges, reaching a length of 5-8 centimeters, made them one of the largest arachnids of our planet. Large individuals are able to bite through human skin, and chelicerae, which do not have poison, can cause blood poisoning if bitten.
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Salmon Pink Tarantula Spider
Another representative of a large family of tarantulas, and one of the few that people breed as pets.
They have truly gigantic sizes of a shaggy abdomen, growing 10 centimeters and a paw span of up to 30 centimeters. This tarantula also has an original color, the black in the center gradually turns to gray at the ends of the paws.
Spider is protected by burning hair, so you need to be careful to avoid allergic reactions.
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Giant crab spider
A paw span of 25 centimeters allows the crab spider to easily climb trees and crawl into the most secluded crevices. The legs of the hunter spider are curved, which is why he got such an unusual name.
The habitat of this giant among arachnids is the forests of Australia, where he loves to hide under stones or the bark of mighty trees. Due to the peculiar structure of the legs, he can move not only forward, but also quite quickly - to the side.
An interesting fact of the habits of the crab spider is the fact that the female selflessly, in combat, protects the clutch and offspring.
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Goliath tarantula
The impressive size of the spider determined its formidable and powerful name. The goliath tarantula is rightfully the largest spider in the world.
Thirty centimeter paws, a massive furry body impress even the most brave daredevils.
The largest spider in the world was chosen by the green thickets of tropical forests of the South American continent. Pouncing on its victim from an ambush, a spider deeply plunges its sharp fangs into it.
The diet of a spider includes insects, amphibians, individual species of snakes, but it does not eat birds, although it bears such a species name.
Below you can watch an amazing video with this beautiful and huge spider.
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Conclusion
In the photo: The largest spider in the world caught prey.
Briefly describing the 10 largest spiders in the world, we learned what the largest representative of a huge family of arachnids looks like. You must admit that the appearance of some of them really causes fear, and among your friends and acquaintances there are certainly people suffering from arachnophobia.
Spiders in the world are quite common, and they can be found in all corners of our amazing planet. Some of them carry mortal danger, while some have become pets. At this point, TheBiggest editors conclude this article. Please write a comment about the biggest spiders.