Goliath bird-eating spider, Theraphosa blondi, with hummingbird 1, Italian tarantula, Lycosa tarantula 2, orange spider of Curacao 3, and species of scorpions of India 4, America 5, and Europe 6. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's "Bilderbuch fur Kinder" (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792.

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Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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