Stats

Lifespan: 4-12 yrs
Size: Medium
Diet: Insectivore
Activity: Nocturnal
Social: Solitary
Biome: Tropical rainforest
Range: South America
Movement: Climbing
Breeding: Egg-laying
Defense: Camouflage
Status: Uncommon

About

The Pinktoe Tarantula is a velvet-black arboreal spider native to rainforests from Costa Rica to Brazil, instantly recognisable by its bright pink-tipped feet. Unlike most New World tarantulas it lacks urticating hairs, defending itself instead by spraying a foul liquid — earning it a uniquely messy reputation among hobbyist keepers.

Life cycle

1.
egg sac
A silk-wrapped egg sac shelters a clutch of eggs until the young are ready to emerge.
2.
juvenile
A spiderling emerges from the egg sac already in miniature adult form and starts catching prey almost immediately.
3.
subadult
A near-adult arachnid molts through several instars, growing larger and developing mature markings.
4.
adult
Fully grown after its final molt.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Avicularia
Species: Avicularia avicularia