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Guyana Pinktoe Tarantula (Avicularia avicularia)
Avicularia avicularia
The Avicularia avicularia, commonly known as 'Pinktoe Tarantula'. The quintessence of arboreal spiders, as well as the 'Type' species for New World arboreal tarantulas. It is famous for its dense black or bluish fur (4.7-5.5 inches legspan) and, above all, for the bright peach pink tips of the legs. Patient, clumsy on the ground but very agile on glass, it builds thick aerial silk tunnels. Being hygrophilous and arboreal, it imperatively requires excellent cross-ventilation to ward off lethal stagnant air.
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Family:Theraphosidae
Subfamily:Aviculariinae
Genus:Avicularia
Species:Avicularia avicularia
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Environment
Terrestrial
Humidity
70 - 80 %
Day temperature
24 - 28 °C
Night temperature
22 - 25 °C
UVB
None
Species description
Geographic Origin and Habitat: World Spider Catalog lists Avicularia avicularia from Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Trinidad and Tobago, Brazil, Peru and Bolivia. This taxonomic distribution entry does not characterize habitat conditions.
Taxonomy and Genetics: World Spider Catalog lists Avicularia avicularia (Linnaeus, 1758) as an accepted species and the type species of Avicularia. This catalog entry does not provide genetic results.
Behaviour and Habits: The cited taxonomic catalog does not provide behavioural observations for this species.
Morphology and Sexual Dimorphism: The cited taxonomic catalog entry does not provide a morphological description or sexual-dimorphism measurements; none are inferred here.
Care, breeding and tankmates
Terrarium Setup: In a Trinidad population, the cited study found retreats on vegetation and human constructions. First-eight-instar specimens were predominantly between leaves of low-growing plants, especially Heliconia, holding leaf edges together with silk; after that stage, spiders tended to use more elevated structures without incorporating leaves. These are field observations, not captive-enclosure dimensions or material requirements.
Lighting and Heating: This source does not provide a captive lighting or heating schedule; none is inferred from the Trinidad field observations.
Humidity and Hydration: The study does not quantify humidity, hydration, or a captive target. No terrarium parameter is inferred.
Feeding and Supplementation: In the Trinidad study, captures of katydids, cockroaches, scarabs and lizards were recorded. This field prey record does not establish captive prey amounts, supplementation, or a feeding schedule.
Compatibility and Coexistence: The cited observations do not evaluate cohabitation or provide a compatibility recommendation.
Health and Common Diseases: No disease, treatment, or veterinary-management evidence is reported in this source.
Geographic Origin and Distribution
This species originates from: Sud America (Foreste pluviali dell'Amazzonia, Guyana, Brasile e bacino dell'Orinoco).
Origin
Amazon, Orinoco, and GuianasCentral America and Caribbean
Terrestrial invertebrate profile
- Diet
- No verified data available
- Life expectancy
- No verified data available
- Adult size
- 15 cm
- Lifestyle/Microhabitat
- No verified data available
- Activity cycle
- No verified data available
- Sociality
- No verified data available
- Reproduction
- No verified data available
- Venom level
- No verified data available
- Handling tolerance
- No verified data available
- Brumation
- No verified data available
- Molting
- No verified data available
The catalog's scalar value is 15 cm. The The Tarantula Collective — Avicularia avicularia source reports a maximum adult measurement of 15 cm for this species, recorded as diagonal leg span (DLS). The taxonomic record consulted is Avicularia avicularia. These figures are not interchangeable: the first is the profile's editorial reference, whereas the second is a published maximum under a specific measurement convention; differences among sources can reflect sex, population, life stage and measuring method.
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