What is Goliath birdeater spider?
{{Taxobox | name = Goliath birdeater spider | image =Theraphosa blondi MHNT.jpg | image_caption = ''Theraphosa blondi'', adult female | image_width = 220px | status = NE | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Arthropod]]a | classis = [[Arachnid]]a | ordo = [[Spider|Araneae]] | subordo = [[Mygalomorphae]] | familia = [[Theraphosidae]] | genus = ''[[Theraphosa]]'' | binomial = ''Theraphosa blondi''}} The '''Goliath birdeater spider''' is one of the biggest spiders in the world. It is a [[tarantula]]. It lives in [[burrow]]s in [[swamp]]y areas of northen [[South America]]. It eats [[insect]]s, [[rodent]]s, [[bat]]s, small [[bird]]s, [[lizard]]s, [[frog]]s, and [[snake]]s. The spiders have [[fang]]s, but their [[venom]] is harmless to people. Hairs on their bodies can irritate human skin. Explorers named the spider when they saw one eating a [[hummingbird]]. The female lays 100 to 200 eggs. The babies hatch in two months. The female spiders sometimes eat their mates. Females can live about 20 years, but males only live 3 to 6 years. These spiders can have a leg span of up to {{convert|28|cm|in|abbr=on}} and a body length of up to {{convert|11.9|cm|in|abbr=on}}. They can weigh up to {{convert|175|g|oz|abbr=on}}.<ref name=Arkive>[http://www.arkive.org/goliath-bird-eating-spider/theraphosa-blondi/#text=Facts Goliath Bird-Eating Spider] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416024224/http://www.arkive.org/goliath-bird-eating-spider/theraphosa-blondi/#text=Facts |date=2016-04-16 }}, Arkive</ref> The spider's living areas are threatened by [[real estate]] development. == References == {{reflist}} * [http://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/invertebrates/facts/factsheets/goliathbirdeatingtarantula.cfm Smithsonian Institution] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130716222147/http://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/invertebrates/facts/factsheets/goliathbirdeatingtarantula.cfm |date=2013-07-16 }} *[http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2092297_2092