Yucatán Rust-rump Tarantula (Tliltocatl epicureanus)

Yucatán Rust-rump Tarantula, a reference photo — Photo: Maximilian Paradiz from Amsterdam, Netherlands · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Tliltocatl epicureanus (synonym Brachypelma epicureanum) is a species of spider in the family Theraphosidae (tarantulas), found in the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Yucatán Rust-rump 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

Tliltocatl vagans
Tliltocatl kahlenbergi
Kankuamo marquezi
Tliltocatl verdezi
Dugesiella anitahoffmannae
Brachypelma albiceps

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Tliltocatl
Species: Tliltocatl epicureanus

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