Brazilian pink bird-eating spider
Lasiodora parachibana
Class: Arachnida
Order: Aranei
Family: Aviculariidae
- Occurs in eastern Brazil;
- Longevity of males is up to 4 years, longevity of females – up to 15 years;
- This bird-eating spider is considered to be the largest spider in the world, it competes for this status with bird-eating Goliath spider. The length of its body is up to 10 cm, spread of legs is up to 25 cm!
- An absolute record of productivity belongs to this species: up to 2500 eggs in a cocoon. Young animals grow very rapidly, attaining the spread of legs 15 cm already by the age of one year.
