A face-sized tarantula has been discovered in northern part of Sri Lanka.

The giant spider photo shared on Wire on Tuesday, surprised readers and immediately spread across the internet. It was reported that face-sized tarantulas were found living in the trees as well as inside abandoned buildings.

Thankful this particular arachnid is only found in northern Sri Lanka, with legs that can span up to 8" and can be find under a rock or in a tree. However they are not only freakishly big, but is poisonous and fast.

Newly discovered species of spider have been named Poecilotheria rajaei, named after a local police officer who assisted the team search the area, for his "tireless hours in the field."

"This species has enough significant differences to separate it from the other species. I absolutely would love to see DNA sampling done - on all the species of Poecilotheria," explained British Tarantula Society's journal editor Peter Kirk.

"They are quite rare," researcher Ranil Nanayakkara told Wired. "They prefer well-established old trees, but due to deforestation the number have dwindled and due to lack of suitable habitat they enter old buildings."

Scientists were given a dead tarantula by villagers back in 2009, which launched a team of researchers to discover more of the spiders, which lead them into northern Sri Lanka.

The photo of face-sized tarantula that is recently found in Sir Lanka can be seen on Wired.