The largest spider in the world by leg span is the giant huntsman spider coming in at 12 inches. It does not build a spiderweb to catch its prey. Instead it hunts its prey down. While you can see huntsman spiders at many different worldwide locations the giant huntsman arthropod only lives in caves in Laos.

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