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How wide is a Goliath birdeater?

The largest recorded Goliath birdeater has a leg span of about 28 cm (11 in).

What is measured: largest recorded female, leg span

Goliath birdeater (28 cm) drawn to scale beside a smartphone (14.7 cm) and a bowling pin (38.1 cm)
Drawn to scale, from left to right: Smartphone (14.7 cm), Goliath birdeater (28 cm) and Bowling pin (38.1 cm).

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How big is that, really?

  • About 73% of the height of a bowling pin
  • About 1.9× the height of a smartphone
  • About 3.3× the length of a credit card
  • As wide as about 12 large coins side by side
  • About 16% of the height of an adult person

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Facts about Goliath birdeater

Despite its name, the Goliath birdeater mainly eats insects and other small animals rather than birds.

Source: Guinness World Records — Largest Spider; Smithsonian’s National Zoo — Goliath Birdeater

Nature

NameSizeCompared with Goliath birdeater
Venus flytrap15 cm (5.91 in)0.54×
Pygmy marmoset15 cm (5.91 in)0.54×
Common blue morpho15 cm (5.91 in)0.54×
Peacock mantis shrimp18 cm (7.09 in)0.64×
Fennec fox20 cm (7.87 in)0.71×
Axolotl23 cm (9.06 in)0.82×
Atlas moth24 cm (9.45 in)0.86×
Emperor tamarin25 cm (9.84 in)0.89×
Queen Alexandra's birdwing28 cm (11 in)same size
Goliath birdeater28 cm (11 in)this page

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Which is bigger: Goliath birdeater or Axolotl?

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