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Goliath Bird-Eating Spiders: Fascinating Facts and Adaptations

Discover the incredible world of Goliath Bird-Eating Spiders, their adaptations, and fascinating facts. Find out where they live, their venomous nature, sensory abilities, and more!

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Goliath Bird-Eating Spiders: Fascinating Facts and Adaptations

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  1. GOLIATH BIRD EATING SPIDER Theraphosa blondi Prokaryote or Eukaryote? Nuclei or no Nuclei? Unicellular or Multicellular? Cell wall or no cell wall? Autotroph or Heterotroph? Sessile or Motile? Asexual or Sexual Reproduction? Kingdom?

  2. !ANSWERS! Eukaryote Nuclei Multicellular No Cell Wall Heterotroph Motile Sexual Reproduction Animalia

  3. Biome The is found in the northern parts of South America. They live in deep marshes/wet swamps inside rainforests.

  4. ADAPTATIONS 1. Goliath Bird-Eating Spiders have poison glands at the end of there fangs. This venom is mostly harmless to humans but kills and paralyzing smaller victims by attacking and shutting down their central nervous system.

  5. 2. Goliath bird eating spiders have tiny sensory hairs on their legs. These hairs help detect movement and can feel the smallest vibrations in the air or on the ground. 3. Bird-Eating spiders can produce a hissing noise by rubbing a different set of hairs together. This can help scare predators away. 4. These spiders can emit tiny toxic hairs that can be extremely harmful to lungs and skin. 5. When threatened goliath spiders know how to stand on hind legs ready to pounce in an attack position.

  6. FACTS • Goliath bird eating spiders live in burrows. • These spiders have 8 eyes but horrible vision. • Bird-Eating spiders are most commonly known to be found eating humming birds. • Goliath spiders are the biggest known Tarantula (Tarantula: generic name for hairy spider). • Goliath spiders are not recommended as pets because they are known to be very vicious and aggressive. • These spiders are estimated to the size of a small pizza or dinner plate.

  7. Videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klHDzIIrsjY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g62WEAD_JAE

  8. www.mirror.co.uk sources http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/goliath_bird_eating_spider.htm http://www.earthrangers.com/wildwire/our-faves/rare-and-newly-discovered-big-animals/ http://www.ezilon.com/maps/images/SouthAmerica_pol1.gif https://s.yimg.com/fz/api/res/1.2/XbXvwBz9wgNL5a7BeWyHLA--/YXBwaWQ9c3JjaGRkO2g9Mzc1O3E9OTU7dz01MDA-/http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3280/2843290774_fdef07c7e2_z.jpg http://www.hoglezoo.org/wp-content/themes/hoglezoo/images/animal_finder/bird_eating_spider21.jpg

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