Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Brazilian Red Birdeater 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
- Lasiodora franciscana
- Lasiodora parahybana
- Tekoapora wacketi
- Acanthoscurria chacoana
- Pterinopelma vitiosum
- Dugesiella anitahoffmannae
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Arachnida
- Order
- Araneae
- Family
- Theraphosidae
- Genus
- Lasiodora
- Species
- Lasiodora benedeni
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