The Goliath birdeater's massive size earns it the title of the world's largest spider. The Goliath birdeater, or theraphosa blondi, if using the scientific name, is ranked the largest for its overall ...

Spiders first evolved around 400 million years ago, and some of the eight-legged wonders that appeared all that time ago are also similar to some of the largest seen on earth to this very today. PhD ...

Mr Naskrecki is a Harvard-trained entomologist (insect scientist). Part of his job for the Smithsonian Institution is to collect specimens to return to collections in museums for further study. When ...

Throughout history, tales of giant spiders have gripped the human imagination — from Arachne, the half-woman, half-spider figure in Greek mythology to J'ba Fofi, the rumored monkey-size spider of the ...

Everyone loves spiders... right? These eight-legged creatures come in all shapes and sizes, but Mia wants to know which ones take home the award for being the BIGGEST. But Why – A show for curious ...