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Antilles pinktoe tarantulas are arboreal (tree-dwelling). They spin elaborate funnel webs in which they spend most of their time. Spiderlings of C. versicolor are bright blue with a black tree trunk pattern on the abdomen.
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] This species is sometimes called the Guyana pinktoe, or South American pinktoe.
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.
The common name of this species is the Antilles pink patch tarantula. Its coloration ranges from medium to light brown, with the hue typically being lighter in males. [ 1 ] This species prefers relatively high humidity, warm environments, from 65 to 75% humidity and 76–85 °F (24–29 °C).
[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).
Brazilian white knee tarantula ... 1871. Acanthoscurria antillensis Pocock, 1903 - Lesser Antilles; Acanthoscurria belterrensis Paula, Gabriel ... Martinique pinktoe
Regionally endemic. Highly abundant. Formerly described as subspecies of Sphaerodactylus macrolepis chiefly found in the Greater Antilles until elevated to species level in 2001. [4] Sphaerodactylus sputator: Island least gecko: Regional endemic. Highly abundant. Thecadactylus rapicauda: Turnip-tailed gecko: Iguanas and anolids Species Common ...
When sold as pets, various English names have been associated with the scientific names of this species. As A. avicularia variegata, it has been called the grizzled pinktoe. [2] As A. bicegoi, English names often refer to the red hairs on the abdomen of one colour form – Manaus brick-red rump tree spider, [2] brick red pink toe. [3]