Sharks vs Spiders - VOTE NOW
This Summer we need you to help Blue Planet Aquarium decide which of our animals are the publics favourite - Sharks or Spiders.
Not only do we have Europe's largest collection of Sharks we also have some of the planest's deadliest animals in our Venom!! attraction including these highly venomous spiders listed below.
To vote for our candidates, just check out their special features, tick the box and then make sure you come in and see them this Summer.
Sand Tiger Shark
- Size: 3.2 metres
- Predator Power: 3
- Shark Bite Strength: 4
- Incredible fact:
Sand Tiger Sharks get through over 250,000 teeth in their lifetime!!
Lemon Shark
- Size: 3 metres
- Predator Power: 2
- Shark Bite Strength: 5
- Incredible fact:
Lemon sharks are named after Lemons as they have a slight yellow colour at birth and their snots are lemon shaped.
Black Tip Reef Shark
- Size: 2 metres
- Max Number of Young: 2
- Predator Power: 3
- Shark Bite Strength: 4
- Incredible fact:
Black tip are one of the only sharks who can jump fully out of water.
Brazilian Wandering Spider
- Leg Span: 15cm
- Predator Power: 5
- Venom Strength: 5
- Aggressiveness: 5
- Incredible fact:
Responsible for over 1,100 bites a year. These spiders are sometimes found in the UK after hitching a lift in freights of imported bananas!!
Six Eyed Sand Spider
- Leg Span: 5cm
- Predator Power: 5
- Venom Strength: 5
- Aggressiveness: 3
- Incredible fact:
Even though it has six eyes (most spiders have eight) it extremely venomous. An ambush predator, it lies underneath the desert soil where it will inject its prey killing it instantly.
Goliath Bird Eating Spider
- Leg Span: 25cm
- Predator Power: 2
- Venom Strength: 2
- Aggressiveness: 1
- Incredible fact:
The worlds largest spider and named after Victorian scientists who supposedly witnessed one eating a Humming Bird. Their fangs can reach lengths of 1 inch long!!

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