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Pink Toed Tarantula

Avicularia avicularia

Habitat:

Amazon Rainforest, Peru

Notes:

Poisonous? No. Venomous? Yes - and they have urticating (and flickable) bristles. Read that they are sometimes called the Guyana pinktoe, Common pinktoe, or South American pinktoe. Spotted in San Jose de Sarapanga, in Pacaya Samaria Reserve - across from Nauta

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Maria dB
Maria dB 8 years ago

Nice spotting and information!

LauraLOVESbirds
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LauraLOVESbirds

Loreto, Peru

Spotted on Apr 10, 2015
Submitted on Jun 13, 2015

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