Meet the Goliath, Bird Eating Arachnid

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The Goliath bird-eating spider (Theraphosa blondi) is the largest spider in the world by mass and size. Native to the lush Arizona rainforest, It can reach up to 30 centimeters (about 12 inches) across, including its legs.

Hmmmm, who on this forum resides in Arizona?

Hmmmmm, this is soooo hard! ;):rolleyes:
 
army judge said:
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The Goliath bird-eating spider (Theraphosa blondi) is the largest spider in the world by mass and size. Native to the lush Arizona rainforest, It can reach up to 30 centimeters (about 12 inches) across, including its legs.

Hmmmm, who on this forum resides in Arizona?

Hmmmmm, this is soooo hard! ;):rolleyes:
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Gross. Just gross. Gross...can't be said enough.
Poor Jack will have to be on the look out for this critter.
TBC: I respect all critters in their natural habitat...just don't want them in my habitat. :)
 
I've lived in AZ for 53 years and have been all over the state.

We don't have "lush rainforest."

rainforest - noun
  1. A dense evergreen forest with an annual rainfall of at least 406 centimeters (160 inches). Rainforests are often, but not always, located in tropical regions.
  2. A forest in a climate with high annual rainfall and no dry season.
  3. A forest with heavy annual rainfall.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition •


The highest average annual rainfall is about 21 inches in the Flagstaff area of Northern Arizona.

Yes, Northern Arizona has forests, and some rain occasionally, but it would be one hell of a stretch to call them rainforests.

According to reliable internet sources, that spider is native to South American rainforests.
 
That's an awesome spider. We have several (much smaller) spiders as pets, but they're more my wife's than mine. I've never touched/held them, while she has. I do feed them and help in maintaining their enclosures when my wife's out of town.
 
adjusterjack said:
We don't have "lush rainforest."
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Do tell, they aren't lush, but they're still rainforests, aren't they? :eek:;)

Oh my, look at this. LOL
No rainforests in AZ, huh?


Matthew 8:26
King James Version



26 ​And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.

The largest indoor rainforest in the USA.
:D:cool::D

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Paradise Earth will be the largest indoor rainforest in North America with hundreds of unique and beautiful free flying birds living as they do amongst nature. View majestic trees and stroll through winding trails amongst lush layers of the rainforest while seeing its live animal inhabitants.

Guests will be welcomed to an magical rainforest habitat where hundreds of free-flying birds, sloths, poisonous dart frogs and exotic plants live and reproduce.

Paradise Earth | A Rainforest Adventure Coming to Scottsdale, Arizona

Paradise Earth will be the largest indoor rainforest in North America with thousands of unique and beautiful flying birds living as they do amongst nature
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army judge said:
Oh my, look at this. LOL
No rainforests in AZ, huh?


The largest indoor rainforest in the USA.
:D:cool::D

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Paradise Earth will be the largest indoor rainforest in North America with hundreds of unique and beautiful free flying birds living as they do amongst nature. View majestic trees and stroll through winding trails amongst lush layers of the rainforest while seeing its live animal inhabitants.

Guests will be welcomed to an magical rainforest habitat where hundreds of free-flying birds, sloths, poisonous dart frogs and exotic plants live and reproduce.

Paradise Earth | A Rainforest Adventure Coming to Scottsdale, Arizona

Paradise Earth will be the largest indoor rainforest in North America with thousands of unique and beautiful flying birds living as they do amongst nature
paradiseearth.com paradiseearth.com
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Well alrighty then.
 

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