The Antilles pinktoe tarantula (Caribena versicolor), also known as the Martinique red tree spider or the Martinique pinktoe, is a species of spider belonging to the family Theraphosidae, the tarantulas. This species was previously placed in the genus Avicularia, C. versicolor is native to Martinique in the Caribbean Sea.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Antilles 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 avicularia
- Avicularia purpurea
- Caribena laeta
- Avicularia variegata
- Avicularia juruensis
- Pachistopelma rufonigrum
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Arachnida
- Order
- Araneae
- Family
- Theraphosidae
- Genus
- Caribena
- Species
- Caribena versicolor
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