While they may incite fear due to their impressive dimensions, these spiders play crucial roles in their ecosystems and have become subjects of significant scientific interest and study.

The Goliath birdeater doesn't just it birds. It also eats small rodents, frogs and insects. Milan Zygmunt / Shutterstock ...

The Goliath birdeater, due to its impressive size ... Instead, these spiders favour other arthropods, worms, and small ...