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Avicularia sp.
Choroni, Parque Nacional Henri Pittier, Venezuela
A subfamily of tropical, tree-dwelling new-world tarantulas. They range from the Caribbean to South America, and are commonly known as "pinktoe" tarantulas. The genera Avicularia, Ephebopus, and Pachistopelma possess urticating hairs, but cannot "flick" them into the air; instead the hairs are pressed into an enemy upon contact. ------- Aviculariinae, es una subfamilia de arañas migalomorfas de la familia Theraphosidae. La subfamilia Aviculariinae está formada por tarántulas tropicales y arborícolas del Nuevo Mundo, extendidas desde el Caribe a Sudamérica. Las especies del género Avicularia habitualmente son conocidas como tarántulas "saltadoras" o de "pie rosado".
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