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title: "Veelkleurige boomspin"
description: "Caribena versicolor — Insecten en spinnen. The Antilles pinktoe tarantula (Caribena versicolor), also known as the Martinique red tree spider or the Martinique pinktoe, is a species of spider belonging to the family Theraphosidae, the tarantulas."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/antilles-pinktoe-tarantula
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Veelkleurige boomspin

> Caribena versicolor — Insecten en spinnen. The Antilles pinktoe tarantula (Caribena versicolor), also known as the Martinique red tree spider or the Martinique pinktoe, is a species of spider belonging to the family Theraphosidae, the tarantulas.

- Scientific name: *Caribena versicolor*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `zoo` (Dierentuin en huisdieren), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 378
- Wikidata: [Q67885143](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q67885143)
- iNaturalist taxon: [696653](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/696653)

## Names

- en: Antilles Pinktoe Tarantula
- de: Martinique-Baumvogelspinne
- fr: Matoutou falaise
- nl: Veelkleurige boomspin

## Countries with the most observations

MQ (272)

## Summary

The Antilles pinktoe tarantula (Caribena versicolor), also known as the Martinique red tree spider or the Martinique pinktoe, is a species of spider belonging to the family Theraphosidae, the tarantulas. This species was previously placed in the genus Avicularia, C. versicolor is native to Martinique in the Caribbean Sea.
Antilles pinktoe tarantulas are arboreal (tree-dwelling). They spin elaborate funnel webs in which they spend most of their time.
Spiderlings of C. versicolor are bright blue with a black tree trunk pattern on the abdomen. As they grow, they gradually lose their blue coloration; the carapace turns…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antilles_pinktoe_tarantula

## Photo

![Veelkleurige boomspin](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/antilles-pinktoe-tarantula/medium.jpg)

Photo: Bruno Durand · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/71414097

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/antilles-pinktoe-tarantula?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).