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15 of the largest living things on the planet

Largest virus: Pithovirus sibericum

15 of the largest living things on the planet

Largest spider: the Goliath bird-eating spider.

Largest spider: the Goliath bird-eating spider.

Largest fruit: jackfruit.

Largest fruit: jackfruit.

Largest frog: the Goliath frog.

Largest frog: the Goliath frog.

Largest flower: Rafflesia arnoldii.

Largest flower: Rafflesia arnoldii.

Largest bird: ostrich.

Largest bird: ostrich.

Largest reptile: saltwater crocodile.

Largest reptile: saltwater crocodile.

Largest land animal: African elephant.

Largest land animal: African elephant.

Largest invertebrate: giant squid.

Largest invertebrate: giant squid.

Largest animal with teeth: sperm whale.

Largest animal with teeth: sperm whale.

Largest animal living now: blue whale. They're also the largest animal we've ever found evidence for.

Largest animal living now: blue whale. They

Largest single-trunked tree: General Sherman, a sequoia

Largest single-trunked tree: General Sherman, a sequoia

Largest living community of organisms: the Great Barrier Reef.

Largest living community of organisms: the Great Barrier Reef.

Source: NOAA

Second largest living thing: the Pando quaking aspen clone.

Second largest living thing: the Pando quaking aspen clone.

Source: Tech Insider, NPR

Winner, largest living thing: A gigantic spread of Armillaria ostoyae, also known as 'the Humongous Fungus,' which covers 2,385 acres in the Malheur National Forest in Oregon. The fungus's mycelia (the fungal equivalent of roots) spread through soil and tree roots and actually kill the trees it infects.

Winner, largest living thing: A gigantic spread of Armillaria ostoyae, also known as

Source: USDA

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