The Biggest God Damn Spider In History, Bar None

[December]

The goliath bird eating spider is the largest spider meat/ weight wise, however the giant Huntsman spider has a larger leg span. Between the two of them they are the top two largest known spiders.

Goliath Bird Eater.
http://www.worsleyschool.net/science/files/biggest/image2.JPG
http://brightguy.webs.com/goliath%20bird%20eater.jpg

Though not the largest Huntsman ever found, this is an example of a female hunts(woman) spider.
http://natural-japan.net/photos/Heteropoda_venatoria03.jpg
http://natural-japan.net/photos/Heteropoda_venatoria04.jpg

 

[December]

While I'm at it, how about some other rather large bugs?

The biggest living insect ever found is a female Weta bug. Looks kind of like a giant cricket.

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/12/01/article-2068547-0F02AA4A00000578-492_634x370.jpg

http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01416/Weta-Cricket_682_1416307a.jpg

 

[December]

The largest moth is the Atlas moth. Their wing span can be up to a foot wide.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-n1ZeK-_NgGY/T1EQOMGPjLI/AAAAAAAAF3s/f63BoztOeQA/s400/AtlasMoth.jpg

 

[December]

The giant walking stick bug is an interesting (not so) little fellow.

http://www.ceiba.org/gallery/albums/userpics/normal_walking%20stick%201.jpg

 

[chillywilly2]

Cripes, you could cut steaks off that cricket

 

[phrodeau]

http://i2.listal.com/image/1050256/936full-starship-troopers-screenshot.jpg

 

[December]

The Hercules beetle.

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd139/michsimm/057.jpg

Even it's larvae is enormous.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4134/4822675855_58aed4f77d.jpg



The titan beetle.

http://www.sciencephoto.com/image/369440/350wm/Z3300829-Titan_beetle-SPL.jpg

 

[Typo Fu Master]

This thread is creepy and awesome all rolled into one.

 

[semen4her]

Hunts(woman)?

Seriously?

 

[Sean Renaud]

I've got the pitchforks and torches. Someone get the shotguns. Also someone post an African giant snail. Everybody needs to be informed on what our targets are because it's either us or them. And I've got four tines and a fire voting for us.

 

[Kitty_Schrödinger]

this thread

 

[Very_Bad_Man]

Surviving the wilderness bugs can provide a good source of protein. Taste wise the bigger the bug the worse it tastes.

 

[December]

Hunts(woman)?

Seriously?

Good thing for you, you are not required to share my sense of humour.

Also...

http://thewondrous.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/giant_snails_13.jpg

 

[mediocre]

Aren't they remaking Starship Troopers?

 

[semen4her]

That's not a spider

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEkAAK_NuBQ

 

[Sean Renaud]

They did burn that house down right?

 

[Dixon Carter Lee]

You actually started a thread with a topic I've never seen covered at Lit before. I am tickled.

 

[December]

That's not a spider

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEkAAK_NuBQ

Alright. I jumped a bit. By "a bit" I mean I jumped right the fuck out of my chair and screeched like a school girl. Jesus fuck that thing was terrifying.

You actually started a thread with a topic I've never seen covered at Lit before. I am tickled.

I've actually done a thread about huge insects in the past, I think it was mostly about giant beetles though. I am a big fan of most insects, except spiders. I'm really not sure why spiders creep me out so very much, but they make my skin crawl so badly I feel like the only escape is to crawl out of my skin for a while. I still have the occasional nightmare about the time a huge, hairy brown house spider crawled across my face about 8 years back. Just thinking about it makes me feel pukey. Ugh.

 

[BgMma]

I totally *heart* this thread!

Superbugs are freaking sweet!

Unless in my house. Then they are dead.