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Pink toe Mexican tarantula

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Species ID Suggestions

Mexican Flame Knee

Brachypelma auratum
ToddTahtinen
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ToddTahtinen
That is not a Pink Toe ... Pink Toes are the genus Avicularia and arboreal. That is a Brachypelma auratum, common name Mexican Flame Knee. (It's possibly a Brachypelma smithi, common name Mexican Red Knee. Picture is unclear, but I'm 85% sure it's a B. auratum.) Both are excellent tarantulas.
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2011

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