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The Goliath birdeater found in South America. These spiders can have a leg span of up to 30 cm (12 in), [4] a body length of up to 13 cm (5.1 in), and can weigh up to 175 g (6.2 oz). [5] Birdeaters are one of the few tarantula species that lack tibial spurs, located on the first pair of legs of most adult males.
Ornithoptera goliath, the Goliath birdwing, is a birdwing butterfly found in New Guinea. It is the second largest butterfly in the world, ...
Goliathus goliatus is one of the largest species in the genus Goliathus, males having a body length of 50–110 millimetres (2.0–4.3 in) and females having a body length of 54–80 millimetres (2.1–3.1 in).
This is the world's largest living heron (the extinct Bennu heron was larger). [3] The height of the goliath heron is 120–152 cm (3 ft 11 in – 5 ft 0 in), the wingspan is 185–230 cm (6 ft 1 in – 7 ft 7 in) and the weight is 4–5 kg (8.8–11.0 lb).
Goliath beetles can be found in many of Africa's tropical forests, [1] where they feed primarily on tree sap and fruit. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Little appears to be known of the larval cycle in the wild, but in captivity, Goliathus beetles have been successfully reared from egg to adult using protein-rich foods, such as commercial cat and dog food.
Goliathus albosignatus can reach a length of about 45–70 mm (1.8–2.8 in) in males, and about 40–50 mm (1.6–2.0 in) in females. [2] There are distinctive non-uniform bands of black that stretch horizontally across their elytra to differentiate it from other species.
Goliathus kolbei is one of the Goliath beetles, placed in the genus Goliathus, and the sole member of its own subgenus, Argyrophegges (sometimes misspelled as Argyropheges), which has historically sometimes been treated as a separate genus.
The palm cockatoo (Probosciger aterrimus), also known as the goliath cockatoo or great black cockatoo, is a large, smoky-grey/black parrot of the cockatoo family native to New Guinea, the Aru Islands and the Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, Australia.