Scientific Name: Theraphosa Stirmi
 
Common Name: Goliath Birdeater Tarantula
 
Type: Terrestrial Opportunistic Burrower
 
Category: New World
 
Endemic Location: North Brazil, French Guiana, Guiana, Suriname, South Venezuela
 
Body length: 4”
 
Diagonal Leg Span (DLS): 11”
 
Urticating Hairs: Yes, Type III
 
Growth Rate: Fast
 
Life Expectancy: Females 25 years / Males 5 years
 
Goliath Birdeater Tarantula (Theraphosa stirmi)