Goliath Birdeater

Let's get the obvious out of the way first...it's a huge spider that eats birds. A member of the tarantula family, the birdeater can have a leg span of up to 12 inches. Ironically, birdeaters rarely eat birds, and prefer mice.

Before you get nightmares about giant spiders eating you, I should point out that this particular species rarely attack unless disturbed, so you don't have to worry so much about Resident Evil style showdowns in your hallways:




In all honesty, shouldn't you avoid messing with giant spiders as a rule? Unless you have a shotgun that is (all of my giant spider knowledge comes from videogames).