Tapinauchenius plumipes is a tarantula native to western South America. It was first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1842. Its synonyms include Tapinauchenius gigas; Amazonius germani was misidentified as T. gigas between 1994 and 2022.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Purple Tree 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
- Psalmopoeus reduncus
- Psalmopoeus cambridgei
- Caribena laeta
- Psalmopoeus pulcher
- Amazonius germani
- Pterinochilus murinus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Arachnida
- Order
- Araneae
- Family
- Theraphosidae
- Genus
- Tapinauchenius
- Species
- Tapinauchenius plumipes
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