Psalmopoeus reduncus also known as the Costa Rican orange mouth tarantula, as its common name implies it is found in Costa Rica, Panama and Nicaragua. It was first described by Karsch in 1880, its common name is derived from the fact they have orange hairs around the chelicerae.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Costa Rican orangemouth 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
- Tapinauchenius plumipes
- Psalmopoeus cambridgei
- Caribena laeta
- Ephebopus rufescens
- Amazonius germani
- Ephebopus murinus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Arachnida
- Order
- Araneae
- Family
- Theraphosidae
- Genus
- Psalmopoeus
- Species
- Psalmopoeus reduncus
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