Burgundy goliath birdeater
The burgundy goliath birdeater is a giant, heavy tarantula from the South American rainforest. It is rusty brown to deep reddish brown, with reddish hairs and white lines on its legs. It hides in a long tunnel under the ground and comes out at dusk and at night.
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Fun facts
The longest leg of one male was 11 centimetres long.
When it is scared, it rubs parts of its body together to make a hissing sound.
It can kick itchy hairs off its bottom. They make your skin itch and can tickle your nose and throat.
It sometimes moves into an old burrow dug by rodents instead of digging its own.
The babies have pink feet on their front legs.
Most asked questions about Burgundy goliath birdeater
?Does the burgundy goliath birdeater really eat birds?
Mostly it eats big insects. Its name just shows how huge it is.
?Where does the burgundy goliath birdeater live?
In the rainforests of Guyana and Brazil, in tunnels under the ground.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Theraphosa stirmi
- Group
- Spiders
- Family
- Theraphosidae
- Classification
- Arachnida > Araneae > Theraphosidae
- Lives on
- South America
- Also known as
- Burgundy goliath bird eater
Where the facts come from
- Theraphosa stirmi (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Morkelsker. Public domain, Wikimedia Commons. The round sticker of this bug is cut from the same picture.
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