Largest Spiders by Leg Span
Key Findings
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Giant huntsman spider leads in Leg Span (cm) with 30.
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Average Leg Span (cm): 23.17 · median: 23.
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Gap: Giant huntsman spider is 2× larger than Brazilian wandering spider.
About This Dataset
Largest Spiders by Leg Span
The largest spiders by maximum leg span, in centimetres. The giant huntsman spider of Laos spans up to 30 cm - about the size of a dinner plate - narrowly beating the bulkier Goliath birdeater, the heaviest spider in the world.
Analysis
The top three in Leg Span (cm) are Giant huntsman spider (30), Goliath birdeater (28) and Brazilian salmon pink birdeater (26). The 6 entries in Leg Span (cm) cover a range of 15, from 30 down to 15. First and second are separated by 2, so the leader sits inside the field rather than apart from it. The other 4 are bunched between 15 and 26 Leg Span (cm).
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- Discover Wildlife / Guinness World Records
- Coverage
- 6 entities · 6 observations
- Measure
- Leg Span (cm)
- Last updated
- 6 September 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values are shown as reported by the source. Nothing is rescaled, rebased or converted — the only changes are thousand separators and decimals shown to two places.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value.
Data Sources & References
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