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[1] [2] It has been given the English name Amazonian pink toe spider. [3] Under the synonym Avicularia urticans, it is also known as the Peruvian pinktoe tarantula. [4] It is a large mygalomorph spider, with a maximum body length over 30 mm (1.2 in) and the longest fully extended leg about 60 mm (2.4 in).
Avicularia avicularia, sometimes called the pinktoe tarantula, is a species of tarantula native from Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana and Trinidad and Tobago to Peru, Bolivia and Brazil. [1]
Avicularia is a genus of the family Theraphosidae containing various species of arboreal tarantulas.The genus is native to Panama, the Caribbean, and tropical South America. [1] [2] Each species in the genus has very distinguishable pink foot pads.
Tarantulas rarely bite unprovoked, and even then, their bites may feel similar to a bee sting and swell up slightly, unless you're allergic, in which case you will likely have a more severe ...
“In general, spiders will bite only if they can’t get away from you, or are protecting their babies and don’t want to leave the babies behind, and/or they are being crushed or otherwise hurt ...
Tarantulas feed on crickets, June beetles, ground beetles, grasshoppers, cicadas and caterpillars. Female tarantulas tend to live longer than the males and can lay between 100 to 1,000 eggs in a ...
Old-world tarantulas, especially those indigenous to Asia, lack urticating hairs and may bite as a defensive mechanism. They are far less docile than new-world tarantulas, and are more likely to bite when provoked. Hobbyists report bites by Poecilotheria species, occasionally resulting in hospitalization. Symptoms include localized pain and ...
A tarantula crossing a road caused a traffic accident in California's Death Valley National Park that hospitalized one motorist and prompted warnings from park officials.