Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Costa Rican Suntiger 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
- Davus pentaloris
- Holothele longipes
- Bumba horrida
- Acanthogonatus pissii
- Cyriocosmus leetzi
- Diplura sanguinea
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Arachnida
- Order
- Araneae
- Family
- Theraphosidae
- Genus
- Davus
- Species
- Davus ruficeps
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