I like spiders. I line fossils. I definitely like spider fossils. 
Here is the largest such fossil found yet, a female golden orb-weaver with a 6" leg-span. It was found in China and belongs to a new species called Nephila jurassica This find extends the range of the Nephila genus by 130 million years, which makes it the longest-ranging spider genus known yet.
For comparison, here is an extant Nephila specimen.
http://www.floridanature.org/photos/Nephila_clavipes_5a,_Tallahassee_20021216.jpg
For once the whole academic paper is free, a rarity nowadays, so here it is for those interested.
http://rsbl.royalsocietypublishing....full?sid=d62866c0-1e79-4479-ae42-cb8e0b6e5c67
Here is the largest such fossil found yet, a female golden orb-weaver with a 6" leg-span. It was found in China and belongs to a new species called Nephila jurassica This find extends the range of the Nephila genus by 130 million years, which makes it the longest-ranging spider genus known yet.

For comparison, here is an extant Nephila specimen.
http://www.floridanature.org/photos/Nephila_clavipes_5a,_Tallahassee_20021216.jpg
For once the whole academic paper is free, a rarity nowadays, so here it is for those interested.
http://rsbl.royalsocietypublishing....full?sid=d62866c0-1e79-4479-ae42-cb8e0b6e5c67