As children, we may have all been scared of spiders. Still, many of the world’s population is suffering from arachnophobia, the extreme fear of spiders. A Goliath bird-eating spider (Theraphosa blondi ...

It is nicknamed the Goliath birdeater because a spider from another member of the tarantula family was spotted eating a hummingbird. This led to the entire Theraphosa genus being nicknamed “bird ...

Prehistoric spiders tended to be larger on average ... Well, this spider (sometimes misnamed the Goliath bird-eating spider) is huge, but it doesn't eat birds often enough to warrant the name.

So there are millions of billions of spiders on Earth. Thankfully, spiders don’t prey on humans. Their usual diet consists of insects and bugs, often other spiders. Some species even eat plant matter ...

these spiders play crucial roles in their ecosystems and have become subjects of significant scientific interest and study. Let's take a closer look at some of the biggest arachnids around the globe ...

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

They’re venomous cannibals, hiding in our homes. With something like fifteen quadrillion spiders around, we can’t escape them ...

Orb spider view catches eating insect close up view. This video shows a close up view of an orb weaver wrapping up small a aphid fly prey in it's web. close-up leg Mexican Redknee Tarantula ...

What do yellow sac spiders eat? This spider is an insectivore that preys on other spiders and non-insect arthropods like cotton plant bugs, fruit flies, fleahoppers, and leafhoppers. It also eats ...

The 10 largest spiders in the world seem straight out of science fiction, with legs from 5.5 inches to over a FOOT wide. AZ Animals is a growing team of animals experts, researchers, farmers, ...