Biggest Spiders

Several of the world’s most enormous spiders are not as terrifying as they appear and are less venomous. They are generally not aggressive but may bite in defense if they or their young are threatened. Most of them are from the tarantula family.

Most Venomous

Wandering Spiders

• Brazilian Wandering Spider (Phoneutria fera)

Less Venomous

Tarantulas

• Goliath Bird Eater Tarantula (Theraphosa blondi)
• Brazilian Salmon Pink Bird-eating Tarantula (Lasiodora parahybana)
• Chaco Golden-knee Tarantula (Grammostola anthracina)
• Colombian Giant Tarantula (Megaphobema robustum)
• Face-Sized Tarantula (Poecilotheria rajaei)
• Hercules Baboon Spider (Hysterocrates Hercules)

Huntsman Spiders

• Giant Huntsman Spider (Heteropoda maxima)
• Cerbalus aravaensis

Orb-weaver Spiders

• Jorō spider (Trichonephila clavata)