Tliltocatl albopilosus (previously Brachypelma albopilosum) is a species of tarantula, also known as the curlyhair tarantula.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Honduran Curlyhair Tarantula being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Lasiodora parahybana
- Tekoapora wacketi
- Lasiodora benedeni
- Pterinopelma vitiosum
- Acanthoscurria chacoana
- Lasiodora subcanens
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Arachnida
- Order
- Araneae
- Family
- Theraphosidae
- Genus
- Tliltocatl
- Species
- Tliltocatl albopilosus
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