One fascinating feature of goliath bird-eaters, as well as some other tarantula species, is their ability to make noise. When feeling threatened, the goliath bird-eater is capable of making a pretty loud hissing noise by rubbing bristles on its legs together. Called stridulation, it can be loud enough to be heard up to 15 feet away!
This thing is terror embodied. It can scream at you.
JESUS FUCK IT CAN YELL!?
Silly spider, that is a mouse. It doesn’t even have feathers.
*puts gun to head*
DO IT FAGGOT
www.extremescience.com/zoom/index.php/creepy-crawlies/11-biggest-spider
One fascinating feature of goliath bird-eaters, as well as some other tarantula species, is their ability to make noise. When feeling threatened, the goliath bird-eater is capable of making a pretty loud hissing noise by rubbing bristles on its legs together. Called stridulation, it can be loud enough to be heard up to 15 feet away!
zomg I love you almost as much as i love giant fuzzy spiders
I think I would prefer to hear the sound of an entire Mongol horde charging at me than one of these abominations stridulating between my bed sheets.
This kinda reminds me of the day when my Poecilotheria went awol. 😛 Didn’t do much sleeping back then…
I’ve wanted one of these beauties for a while. One day. One day.
That’s an amazing arachnid. I love how creeped out people get when they see a spider that can take down a mammal.
Is that species aggressive towards humans? Looks like a good pet to me.
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU this made me quiver as I was scrollin.
There are a lot of arachnophobes on this site. I have some pics I want to submit. Tiki, can we have a spider theme day?