is the bird spider a tarantula
Bird Spider and Bird Eating Spiders. The Chinese bird spiders are venomous spiders capable of delivering a rather dangerous bite. Their LD50-value is low and in the same range as many loxosceles species (brown recluse spiders). Chinese bird spiders are tarantulas, just like the goliath bird eating spider is a tarantula. Chinese bird spiders are widely distributed in Asia and are abundant in Southern China.