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Pinktoe Tarantula

Avicularia avicularia

Photo by Dan Doucette
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

black and grey body, about 4" across

Habitat:

rainforest

Notes:

I spotted this tarantula on a hike in the amazon, about 4 hours south of Manaus. It was living in a hole but we coaxed it out for a photo.

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Pinktoe tarantula

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Comments (3)
Dan Doucette
Thanks Gina, you really know your tarantulas! Thats 2 in a row for me!

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PublishedJune 10, 2011

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