Do you know the largest spider in the world?

If you are arachnophobic you may not have to continue reading this article, unless you are a masochistic arachnophobic and want to delight in the description of the Goliath tarantula or giant tarantula, considered the most spider The world's greatest .

Do you know the largest spider in the world?

This could be the question with which a friend of my grandfather, Jose Ramon Ayala Duarte, He began his story about his adventures as a member of the Franco-Venezuelan expedition that in the fifties reached the sources of the Orinoco.The explorer, who could well be Franz Antonio Risquez, Venezuelan chief of this expedition, told him that they had to move a camp, already near the sources, due to the presence of giant arana caves, so large that they almost reached the height of the knees.Before the natural disbelief of my grandfather, a few days later he presented himself with some photographs and that was how our family learned of the existence of the world's largest arana: the Goliath tarantula.

But of the Theraphosa blondi , as it is known in scientific circles, it has been known for a long time, since it was first described in 1804 and surely discovered much earlier by the Yanomami Indians, who occasionally include it in their menu.This spider is present in the Guiana (Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana), in the jungles of northeastern Brazil and southern Venezuela.make caves in swampy soils, where you can lay between 50 and 200 eggs, but also reuse caves abandoned by rodents and other species (which may be abandoned by spider attacks).You can reach with extended legs up to 30 centimeters , and weigh 170 grams.

Also known as aviary tarantula , this mountain can of living between 10 and 14 years (the female, because if it is male lives half), hunts small reptiles, rodents, arthropods and eventually birds.Its poison immobilizes prey for a short time, and is harmless to humans, although the contact with the hairs or chelicers that cover it can cause severe pain, nausea and sweating for up to 48 hours.

It is of solitary habits, it only goes in search of another of its kind in periods of reproduction; It is extremely aggressive and emits a hissing noise when it feels threatened.

Do you know the largest spider in the world?

Despite its appearance, its behavior and its irritating chelicers, the Goliath is part of the traditional Yanomami menu, who usually capture it using small branches, putting it on fire to eliminate annoying hairs.It is not an unusual behavior, as other peoples of the world have made other species of tarantula part of their diet.

In Venezuela it is considered heritage Natural national and is considered threatened by the smuggling of species, because they are looking for it to be sold as an exotic pet, although it is not an endangered species.We leave you a small video so you can see in action a of these giants:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_avtsiO63QY

Some say that having a tarantula is com or have a small puppy, but it is quite certain that it is not a common pet.The ancestral fear that humans feel for these animals is not free, right? And if it is your case to feel fear for the arachnids, we recommend our articles 10 things that are not true about the spiders, and 7 surprising facts, so that you know them a little more.

Images: John, Carlos Diaz

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