Theraphosa blondi
(Goliath Bird-eater)

Featured spider picture The spider species Theraphosa blondi, commonly known as Goliath Bird-eater, belongs to the genus Theraphosa, in the family Theraphosidae. Theraphosa blondi spiders have been sighted 1 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Theraphosa blondi includes 1 countries and 0 states in the United States. Theraphosa blondi is most often sighted outdoors, and during the month of September.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Theraphosa
Species: Theraphosa blondi

Other Common Names

Goliath Bird-eater, Goliath Bird-eating Spider

Author

(Latreille, 1804)

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Sightings Overview

There have been 1 confirmed sightings of Theraphosa blondi (Goliath Bird-eater), with the most recent sighting submitted on December 7, 2018 by Spider ID member rickcwest. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 1 sightings because of certain Theraphosa blondi sightings reporting incomplete data.

Web: 0% of the time, Theraphosa blondi spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 1)
Sex: 1 female and 0 male.
Environment: Theraphosa blondi has been sighted 2 times outdoors, and 0 times indoors.
Outdoors: Ground layer (1). Forest (1).