[quote=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: