Even though this spider is a feared predator to small animals, it still has its own predators. This spider’s predators are the hawks, owls, skunks, and the most feared, the Spider Wasp. Enough about who eats them, let’s see how they stay safe. To defend themselves, they they rub the hairs on their legs to make a threatening hissing sound, that is called stridulation (stryed-you-lay-shun). If that doesn’t work, they can shoot a small cloud of stiff, barbed hairs into the enemy. When the hairs hit the predator, they get into the its eyes, skin, and throat. If you are a Arachnologist,(a scientist that studies arachnids), and you study this type of spider, you have a pretty good chance of getting a face full of stiff, barbed hairs. I hope you know the predators of the Goliath Bird Eating Spider.
Did you know?
Because of its huge size, the Goliath Bird Eating Spider is not a good climber.
Because of its huge size, the Goliath Bird Eating Spider is not a good climber.