Loxosceles gaucho commonly known in English as the gaucho spider is a highly venomous recluse spider endemic to South America.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
Venomous. The note covers its whole genus. Recluse spiders; necrotic bite Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Loxosceles amazonica — venomous
- Loxosceles tenochtitlan — venomous
- Loxosceles rufescens — venomous
- Loxosceles intermedia — venomous
- Loxosceles hirsuta — venomous
- Loxosceles yucatana — venomous
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Arachnida
- Order
- Araneae
- Family
- Sicariidae
- Genus
- Loxosceles
- Species
- Loxosceles gaucho
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