Avicularia avicularia, sometimes called the pinktoe tarantula, is a species of tarantula native to Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Trinidad, Tobago, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil. This species is sometimes called the Guyana pinktoe, or South American pinktoe.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Pinktoe 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.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Arachnida
- Order
- Araneae
- Family
- Theraphosidae
- Genus
- Avicularia
- Species
- Avicularia avicularia
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