[quote=xcrispi]
Quote Originally Posted by halfassedjediknight
yeah the actual common name is 'goliath bird eater'. i think the scientific name is L. Parhybana, but I could be mistaken. they can grow anywhere from 12-15" in length ranging from fron leg to back leg.

about the jumping part, tarantulas cant jump. their abdomen would burst and they would die.

You would prob. know better than myself ? She claimed it'd hang out in trees like your sayin in the wild and jump and snag birds outa mid air ? She had pics of it since it was a baby and lived in a lil brown medicine bottle . It was as big as a 10 in paper plate . How old / how long do you think it took to get that big man ?

Peace bro.
Crispi :jointsmile:

Well, its possible im sure, but from what ive read its unlikely. People say that their avic avics jump and snag crickets. theyre arboreal so they make webs up high and catch bugs that fly and stuff.

ill look into it and find a proper answer for you.

I found this on the web..

"As hunters, tarantulas can be fearsome predators. Tarantulas don't have any special techniques, such as building intricate webs, or leaping great distances, for hunting their prey. They use good, old-fashioned stealth and strength, very much like wild cats. They sneak up on their prey and pounce on the unsuspecting victim, inflicting a fatal bite with venomous fangs"

oh also they probably take a while to get that big. tarantulas molt and grow slow. i dont know though.