Giant spiders - fiction or the truth of life?

All known spiders live not only in the wild, but also settle in houses and urban apartments. Appearing in the dwelling of a man, they some cause fear and horror, others - disgust and disgust. The largest spiders reach a truly grandiose size. Cases when giant spiders grew to 3.5 meters were recorded. And all would be well if they did not harm a person. In the summer of 2012 in India, several people died from the attack of these monsters. About how the giant killer spiders look and eat, this article will be discussed.

The biggest spider

The incredible size of the spider is the crab of Macrocheira kaempferi. Its length with elongated limbs can reach 330 cm. These giant spiders-crabs live in the Pacific Ocean near the islands of Kyushu and Honshu. With such an impressive size, the body is only 60 cm. The main menu of giants: crustaceans, mollusks, small fishes. For people, they do not pose a danger, even on the contrary. Young fish are caught and quite successfully sold to restaurants. Their meat is a valuable delicacy, for which people spend a lot of money. But the old representatives of this species (spider-crab live about 50 years) go to terrariums as exhibition samples. To be afraid of such inhabitants of Pacific ocean it is not necessary, much more terrible and poisonous their terrestrial relatives.

Giant spiders-hunters

The largest specimens belong to the family Sparassidae, in which there are 83 species, one of them is presented in the photo. Giant spiders inhabit the tropical jungle, but often creep into homes and terrify their inhabitants. The rainy season forces entire colonies to migrate in search of a suitable home. The size of the spider-hunter is impressive: the adult female reaches 2.5-3 meters. This giant does not need to be confused with the crab, although outwardly they are very similar. Coloring predatory spider - from light gray to dark brown. On the head in two rows are four pairs of eyes, the body is sometimes covered with red spots. The entire body is covered with hair, and the feet are studded. Here already where really an infernal sight! Despite their combat appearance, these giant spiders do not attack people and vertebrates. Their main diet is insects and small invertebrates. Experts argue that these giants bring certain benefits, destroying in large numbers of harmful insects: cockroaches and beetles.

Attacks of predatory spiders in India

The summer of 2012 will be remembered for a long time by the inhabitants of the east of India, the state of Assam. In the city of Sadia, numerous colonies of predatory spiders appeared. Outwardly they looked like a tarantula spider, but the scientists argued about this for a long time. According to eyewitnesses, predators did not just bite a man, but literally attacked civilians. Religious festivities took place in the central square and unsuspecting people received multiple bites. Two people died, about ten were hospitalized. As the examination showed, the poison of these predators was much more toxic than in common tarantulas. There are still disputes over the reasons for this behavior of monster spiders.