What was the biggest spider there ever was?

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At the moment, the biggest spider in the world is the Goliath Tarantula (Theraphosa blondi) which is found in northern South America. The length of the leg of a male can be as much as 10 inches. This spider is powerful enough to catch and eat frogs, toads, lizards, mice and even small snakes! http://www.sciencenet.org.uk/database/bio/animals/invertebrates/spiders/b00686d.html [Jul 04 04 4:17 PM] Senior Moments writes: A 300 million year old, half metre long, fossil arachnid, Megarachne servinei, was originally described as a spider, but is now thought more likely to represent another type of spider-like ancient arachnid. Its unique features include the enormous size, massive shovel-like jaws and ribbed, shield-like covering over the abdomen. An arachnid of this size must have fed on large prey like cockroaches and giant millipedes. http://www.amonline.net.au/spiders/diversity/what/largest.htm">http://www.amonline.net.au/spiders/diversity/what/largest.htm Jul 04 04, 4:15 PM

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