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Tliltocatl vagans (synonym Brachypelma vagans) is a species of tarantula known commonly as the Mexican red rump. It ranges predominantly in Mexico (including the Yucatán Peninsula), but is also found in Central America. [1] They are terrestrial, burrowing spiders. The reason for the name red rump is because of its distinctive red hairs on its ...
Thrixopelma ockerti, commonly known as the Peruvian Flame Rump or Flame Rump Tree Spider, is a species of tarantula and the type species of the genus Thrixopelma. It is endemic to Peru and was first described by Gunter Schmidt in 1994. [1] It is named ockerti after the collector Roland Ockert. [1]
Brachypelma albiceps is a species of spider in the tarantula family, Theraphosidae. [2] It is known as the Mexican golden red rump tarantula or the Amula red rump tarantula. The carapace is a light golden color and the abdomen dark, covered with long red hairs. Females typically live for about 15 years (up to 20).
The tarantula was discovered in the forests of the Chiricahua Mountains in southeastern Arizona, where it lives through "bitterly cold winters." The mountains are "renowned for their exceptional ...
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The agency said a vacationing Swiss couple was driving on California State Route 190 when they slammed on the brakes in their camper van to avoid hitting the tarantula crossing the road.
Tliltocatl epicureanus was first described, as Eurypelma epicureana, by Ralph Chamberlin in 1925. It was transferred to the genus Brachypelma by Andrew Smith in 1993, retaining the incorrect ending of the specific name, which he corrected to epicureanum in 1995. [1]
Aphonopelma chamberlini, also known as the Paso Robles rusty red tarantula, is regarded by some sources as a tarantula species endemic to California, [3] and by others as synonymous with Aphonopelma iodius. [1] [2] Described in 1995, it is known from the vicinity of Paso Robles, California.