This is Debo. He is a Goliath Birdeater tarantula (Theraphosa blondi). His species is listed in the Guinness Book as the largest in the world. Ours is just over 10 inches.
I think they can jump twice the length of their bodies, but this fellow never needed to really jump that far. He was 10 inches when this pic was taken. Sadly, he is no longer with us having been eaten by a slightly larger female after mating. We are hoping that he did not go to waste and are pretty sure she is gravid now.
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