World's Weirdest - World's Biggest Spider

World's Weirdest: Freaks on Land : MON NOV 9 at 10P et/pt : http://animals.nationalgeographic.com...

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.

Tarantula Animal Profile
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when camouflages defense is not an
option
learn to stand your ground
with the Goliath bird-eating spider
it's a tarantula with a slight PR
problem
big yes it's nearly foot long legs band
could cover a person's head
but bird-eating practically never it
Prowse the Amazon mainly in search of
insects with the occasional frog or
rodent like this one
thanks almost an inch long top
neurotoxins into the dying mouse the
spider hauls it back to its burrow
liquefying the insides before sucking
its meal dry but this fearsome predator
has predators of its own
there are some mammals and snakes that
would make short work of it and it can't
hide if it doesn't even know they're
there
it's eyesight is poor but this one's
luck though is spot on
usually the spider relies on vibration
sensitive hairs to warn of danger
tonight
danger takes the form of a coati d
the spider bears its fangs morning
back off or be bitten
but the quality isn't frightened the
spider needs a long-range weapon
fortunately it has won many actually
other hairs on its body are tipped with
tiny stinging Barb's by rubbing its legs
it flips them up into the air in a cloud
of miniature missiles like tiny slivers
they burn on
his nose and mouth the quality's
appetite is gone and so is the Goliath
birdeater