They settled first in the eastern counties and later migrated to western Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, and Virginia. Many Pennsylvania Germans also migrated later to North Carolina, Kentucky, Ohio, and Illinois. Kuhns, Oscar.
Share. The world's largest known spider is a male goliath bird-eating spider (Theraphosa blondi) collected by members of the Pablo San Martin Expedition at Rio Cavro, Venezuela in April 1965.
The Brazilian Wandering Spider holds the Guinness Book of World Records title for the most venomous spider in the world. It has a leg span of five inches and can inject up to 1.069 mg of its venom in one bite. The Brazilian Wandering Spider is not friendly and will stand on its rear legs and fight if approached.