Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Pterinopelma longisternale 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
- Acanthoscurria gomesiana
- Acanthoscurria cordubensis
- Pterinopelma roseum
- Acanthoscurria paulensis
- Acanthoscurria natalensis
- Aphonopelma crinirufum
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Arachnida
- Order
- Araneae
- Family
- Theraphosidae
- Genus
- Pterinopelma
- Species
- Pterinopelma longisternale
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