What is the loudest spider?

The Goliath bird-eating tarantula makes noise by rubbing bristles on its legs together. This hissing noise, called stridulation, is loud enough to be heard up to 15 feet away.
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What spider can you hear walking?

Regardless of the reason, because of its gargantuan size, the Goliath birdeater is probably the only spider in the world that makes noise as it walks.
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What is the biggest spider on earth?

With a leg span nearly a foot wide, the goliath bird-eater is the world's biggest spider. And it has a special defense mechanism to keep predators from considering it as a meal. In a world where even the smallest spiders can provoke a fearful shriek, Theraphosa blonditakes scare tactics to a whole new level.
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What spider is bigger than a Goliath birdeater?

In this regard, the biggest spider in the world in terms of its weight is the Goliath Birdeater, while Giant Huntsman Spider is the biggest in terms of its length and appearance.
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What spider has a long name?

Longest Scientific Name

According to Mammola et al., the longest of these names belongs to Acanthoscurria hirsutissimasterni, an Argentinian tarantula described by Gunter Schmidt in 2007. With 33 characters to its name, it narrowly beats several other spider species for the title.
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Can a daddy long leg bite you?

"Daddy-Longlegs are one of the most poisonous spiders, but their fangs are too short to bite humans"
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What is the scariest spider in the world?

Probably the most well-known and most feared spider is the black widow. Most people know the black widow by its iconic red hourglass under its abdomen. They are the deadliest spider with venom 15 more times worse than that of a rattlesnake.
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Are tarantulas friendly?

Tarantulas Just Aren't That Into You

Spiders do have feelings, but unlike a dog or a cat, they won't bond with you. In fact, they likely won't even recognize you. They simply aren't hardwired to be companions to humans and should never be bought at pet stores, online, or anywhere else.
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What tarantulas don t bite?

All species of tarantula bite. However, they do not like to bite people. It cannot be stressed enough that tarantulas will only bite a person as a very last resort. Although there are some spiders that tend to be bad-tempered and more aggressive than others, even those prefer to run away than bite.
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Who eats Goliath birdeater?

Perils in the wild: Predators include spider wasps, some snakes, and other tarantulas. Smaller insects can take advantage of a freshly molted tarantula.
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What is the fastest spider?

Fastest spider

The speediest spider on Earth is the desert-dwelling Moroccan flic-flac spider (Cebrennus rechenbergi), which can reach speeds of up to 1.7 m/s (3.8 mph) when trying to escape predators.
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Did giant spiders ever exist?

The Mongolarachne are an extinct genus of giant spiders that existed during the Jurassic period. To date, only two fossilised specimens have been discovered, the previously named Nephila jurassica specimen, which is an adult female, and the Mongolarachne jurassica male.
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What sound do spiders hate?

Does Ultrasonic Sound Repel Spiders? Yes. Despite contrary claims by some researchers in certain quarters, ultrasonic sound repels spiders. That is why ultrasonic pest repellents are a safe and affordable way to keep spiders away from your environment.
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What spider can chase you?

Wolf spider (family Lycosidae)

They are named for their wolflike habit of chasing and pouncing upon prey.
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Do spiders react to music?

So, if you sing loudly to a spider, play the mandolin for it, or take it to a rock concert, the sound waves produced can elicit responses in spiders.
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What is the most friendly spider?

The spider, which has been named Chikunia bilde, has been found on the Indonesian island of Bali and has surprised researchers with its "unusually tolerant" demeanor towards humans and other spiders.
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What is the easiest pet spider?

The best beginner spider would be a tarantula such as the Chilean rose, Mexican Redleg, or Costa Rican Zebra. These species aren't terribly venomous and are pretty docile when compared with some other tarantulas (their venom is comparable to bee venom).
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What is the nicest tarantula?

10 Best Tarantula Species to Keep as Pets
  • 01 of 10. Mexican Red-Knee. Science Photo Library/Getty Images. ...
  • 02 of 10. Chilean Rose. Danita Delimont/Getty Images. ...
  • 03 of 10. Costa Rican Zebra. ...
  • 04 of 10. Mexican Redleg. ...
  • 05 of 10. Honduran Curly Hair. ...
  • 06 of 10. Pink Zebra Beauty. ...
  • 07 of 10. Pink Toe. ...
  • 08 of 10. Brazilian Black.
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How painful is a tarantula bite?

If a person gets bitten by a tarantula, the bite will probably feel a lot like a bee sting, with pain in the area of the bite. It will look like a bee sting, too, with redness and some swelling. Because the tarantula's venom (poison) is weak, it's unusual to have more severe reactions involving other parts of the body.
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Can you train a spider?

Researchers at the University of Manchester have trained a regal jumping spider named “Kim” to leap on demand. It's the first time a spider has been successfully trained to jump. Unlike domesticated pets like dogs, spiders typically don't eat more than once a week.
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Has a tarantula ever bit a human?

“No tarantulas have ever been known to kill anybody,” he says. Some of them will bite if provoked, even the native species of the Southwest, but the wound generally feels like a bee sting and causes no lasting injury.
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Which spider kills the fastest?

Atrax robustus, also known as the Sydney funnel web spider, has venom so potent, it can kill in just 15 minutes.
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What spider kills humans the fastest?

The funnel web “classically speaking” is considered the world's deadliest spider because it “kills so quickly”. “In terms of speed of death, in Australia we say funnel web, 15 minutes, no sweat,” Raven said. “With a funnel web bite to the torso, you're dead. No other spider can claim that reputation.”
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What is the rarest spider?

The Liphistius spider is a critically endangered species only found in Malaysia. Degradation and illegal trade of the species is what threatens this spider. Currently only 200-300 Liphistius spiders remain in the wild, making it one of the rarest spiders in the world.
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