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Giant Spider may refer to:

Species

• Giant house spider, common to Europe
• Giant wood spider, or Golden silk orb-weaver, found worldwide

Mythology, folklore and fiction

• Giant Spider (Middle Earth), also known as Great Spiders
• Any depiction of oversized spider – see Cultural depictions of spiders, including:
  • Some depictions of Anansi from African folklore
  • Tsuchigumo, aka ōgumo (大蜘蛛, "giant spider"), a derogatory term and race of yōkai in Japanese folklore
  • It (character) from novel of the same name
  • Acromantulas from the novel series Harry Potter
  • Giant spiders, a type of monster in Dungeons & Dragons role playing game

See also

• The Giant Spider Invasion, a 1975 sci-fi film
• Big Ass Spider!, a 2013 sci-fi comedy horror film

• Disambiguation pages