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Pedipalps are not
legs—they are
The spider’s leg long mouthparts.
span is measured
from the tip of the
first leg on one side
to the tip of the fourth The spider’s fangs,
leg on the other. which are ¾ in
(20 mm) long, are
tucked under the
hair-covered upper
mouthparts.

The Goliath bird-eater is
a species of tarantula and
lives in South America.
It grows big enough to eat
The hairs covering the
spider’s body can cause rashes birds, although it mostly
and swelling on human skin. eats insects, rodents, bats,
This part, the abdomen, has snakes, and lizards. It pounces
hairs that the spider can flick on prey and injects it with
at attackers to defend itself. venom from its fangs.

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