What the largest spider in the world?
The world is full of strange and wonderful creatures, however, perhaps none are more wonderful than spiders. These eight-legged creatures are found around the world, they come in many different sizes, and can be poisonous or harmless.
Generally the spider has eight legs and eight eyes. But some spiders have only six, some have four and some spiders have only two eyes.
There are over 46,000 known species of spiders. Scientists believe that there may be many more species of them. The biggest difference between an insect and a spider is that an insect has 6 legs, while a spider has 8. Spiders do not have bones. Rather, they contain the exoskeleton, which is a hard shell that protects the spider's body.
Spiders do not have teeth, so they cannot chew their food. They do not bite or swallow their food, but fill a kind of digestive juice inside them and then suck it.
The blood of spiders is blue in colour. Oxygen in spiders is bound to hemocyanin, a molecule that contains copper and gives blood its blue color.
The world's biggest spider is the Goliath Bird-Eating Tarantula. Goliaths can reach 1-foot in body length and and its leg span can be up to 28 cm (11 inches). It is considered larger than the Huntsman spider because it has a heavier body mass and body size. But according to the length of the legs, the world's biggest spider is the giant huntsman spider because its legs are 12 inches in length.
Goliaths have short hairs on their bodies. The biggest difference between insect and spider is that insect has 6 legs, whereas spider has 8. Its bite is not fatal to humans, but if this spider bites then severe pain And sweat comes.
The Goliath Bird-Eating tarantula's natural habitat is in the rainforests of South America, but they are being raised as pets around the world. It can prey on frogs, lizards, rats and even small snakes and birds.
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the Brazilian wandering spider is the most dangerous spider in the world. Its neurotoxin venom is so deadly that after its bite, a person can die in a moment. It has 4 eyes and 8 legs. One sting of it can be fatal.
Spiders have a lifespan of 1 year and some 20 years. Spiders are not counted in insects, but like scorpions, they belong to the arachnid family.
