Avicularia purpurea, also called the Ecuadorian purple tarantula or Ecuador purple pinktoe, is a species of spider belonging to the family Theraphosidae (tarantulas).
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Purple 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.
Easily confused with
- Avicularia juruensis
- Avicularia avicularia
- Caribena laeta
- Avicularia variegata
- Caribena versicolor
- Avicularia rufa
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Arachnida
- Order
- Araneae
- Family
- Theraphosidae
- Genus
- Avicularia
- Species
- Avicularia purpurea
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