Goliath Bird Eating Spider

Common Name and Latin Name
The Common Name and Latin Name are as follows:
Common Name (s): Goliath Bird-eating Spider or Goliath Birdeater
Latin Name: Theraphosa blondi 

Goliath Bird eating spider identification - what does it look like?
They range in colours from dark to light brown with some having leg markings. They are also covered in long or short hairs.

What do the Goliath Bird Eating Spider eat? What is its prey?
Despite its name, they don't normally eat birds. They mainly eat:

• Insects

• Invertebrates
• Rodents
• Lizards
• Bates

Is the Goliath Bird Eating Spider poisonous?
All types (except Uloboridae) are poisonous! The Giant bird eating spider is fairly harmless to humans, though there fangs are large enough to break the skin of a human, there venom has been compared to that of a wasp sting. Also when threatened, they may rub their abdomen with their hind legs in order to release fine hairs that are a sever irritant to the skin and mucus membranes.

How big is the Goliath Bird Eating Spider?
The Goliath Bird Eating Spider can have a leg span of 30cm and weigh 170grams  

What is the average life span of the Goliath Bird Eating Spider?
Females can live between 15 to 25 years where males will only live for around 6 years

Does the Goliath Bird Eating Spider have good eyesight?
Generally speaking the Goliath Bird Eating Spider has very poor eyesight, relying on its sense of vibrations.

Facts and Information about the Goliath Bird Eating Spider
Did you know the following facts about the arachnid commonly known as the Goliath Bird Eating Spider?

• Fact One - Fangs can be between 1cm to 2.5cm's long

• Fact Two - Females will lay between 100 to 200 eggs
• Fact Three - Eggs will hatch within 2 months

Classification of the Goliath Bird Eating Spider
Species of spiders are classified according to shared physical characteristics. Spider taxonomy is the science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms in a hierarchical system. This method of classification helps when a description of 40,000 spiders is required! The organization of living things have seven major categories: Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species. The classification of the Goliath Bird Eating Spider is as follows:

Kingdom: Animalia
(Kingdom relates to the highest taxonomic group into which organisms are grouped; one of five biological categories: Monera or Protoctista or Plantae or Fungi or Animalia) :

Phylum: Arthropoda
(Phyla are groups of classes. A series of animals or plants genetically connected with shared characteristics. The second biggest grouping in taxonomy. Arthropoda are jointed-foot invertebrates: arachnids, crustaceans, insects etc

Class: Arachnida
A Class is a taxonomic group containing one or more orders. Arachnid  consist of any of the eight-legged creatures, including spiders and scorpions, of the class Arachnida

Order: Araneae
A taxonomic order, within the class Arachnida (spiders)

Subclass:
The Subclass is nother taxonomic category below a class and above an order which helps in the classification process

Family: Theraphosidae
Another taxonomic category below an order and above a genus which helps in the classification process.

Genus: Theraphosa
Another taxonomic category below a family and above the level of species which helps in the classification process.

Species: T. blondi
Specis is a taxonomic group whose members can interbreed.

Spider Exterminators - Pest Control 
Generally speaking, people do not like spiders especially Goliath Bird Eating Spiders and most of all, do not want them in their homes! There are many forms of pest control and ways to exterminate spiders such as Goliath Bird Eating Spiders. There are spider exterminators, services, spider zappers, spider traps, spider repeller, spider catchers, spider traps for the removal and extermination process. Advice is available on subjects such as pest controls, pest prevention, spider catchers, spider exterminators and how to kill spiders like Goliath Bird Eating Spiders. Some people would like to eliminate spiders from there homes completely, this can be very difficult as an open window on a summers day will allow spiders in, even opening your front door when entering and leaving will allow pesky spiders in. It is very easy to get rid of Goliath Bird Eating Spiders by catching them yourself. Its best not to kill spiders as they are very important in controlling the level of other insects that are pests.