World's biggest spider

The world's biggest known spider a male goliath flying creature eating insect (Theraphosa blondi) gathered by individuals from the Pablo San Martin Expedition at Rio Cavro, Venezuela in April 1965. It had a record leg-traverse of 28 cm (11 in) - adequate to cover a supper plate. This species is found in the seaside rainforests of Surinam, Guyana and French Guiana, however segregated examples have additionally been accounted for from Venezuela and Brazil.

A multi year old bug of similar species, reproduced by Robert Bustard and raised by Brian Burnett of Alyth, Perthshire likewise had a leg traverse of 28 cm (11 in) and weighed 170 g (6 oz) in February 1998.

Body length: 280 mm, Weight: 50 g, life expectancy: 10 years, found: 1804.