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Phoneutria reidyi
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Spiders & tarantulas

Phoneutria reidyi

Names

English—
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Spanish—
Chinese—
Sranan Tongoanansi (general name for the group)
Scientific namePhoneutria reidyi (F.O.Pickard-Cambridge, 1897)

About this species

Phoneutria reidyi is a species of venomous spiders in the family Ctenidae, found in South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Brazil and Guyana).

This species is characterized by a double dark dorsal band on the palp, white spots in the abdominal dorsal pattern, the female anterior legs ventrally have a yellow femur, while in males it is very dark. Like other Phoneutria, P. reidyi is venomous and should be treated with caution, its venom has a median lethal dose of 0.11 mg / kg.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassArachnida
OrderAraneae
FamilyCtenidae
GenusPhoneutria

In Suriname

13Records in Suriname
11iNaturalist observations
2022First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini13

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

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