Courtesy once again of Mike Jennings, here is the first known illustration of the Goliath bird-eating spider, made by Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717). She has a ship named after her, but not (as far as I know) a spider.
Hooting Yard
Courtesy once again of Mike Jennings, here is the first known illustration of the Goliath bird-eating spider, made by Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717). She has a ship named after her, but not (as far as I know) a spider.