Billy Joel was born in The Bronx, New York and raised in Hicksville, New York. Joelâs parents are both Jewish and Joel identifies with his heritage, calling himself a âcultural Jew.â But Joelâs household was not particularly devout and he admits to attending Catholic mass as much as Jewish temple.
The giant huntsman spider is the largest member of the Sparassidae family, boasting a 30 centimeters (12 inches) leg-span, and 4.6 centimeters (1.8 inches) body-length. The largest known member of the Sparassidae known prior to the discovery of H. maxima was the Australian Beregama aurea (L.
The biggest spider ever, the Goliath birdeater, was discovered in the South American forests. Piotr Nasrecki, a Harvard entymologist, recounted his tangles with the humongous tarantula recently and said its about the size of a puppy. (Photo: Reuters/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)A tarantula is seen in this file photo. The biggest spider known to man was seen in Guyana. The South American Goliath birdeater, or Theraphosa blondi, was huge compared to other tarantulas, Naskrecki said.