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Aphonopelma seemanni, the Costa Rican zebra tarantula, also known as the striped-knee tarantula, is a species of tarantula inhabiting most of western Costa Rica and other parts of Central America, such as Honduras and Nicaragua, and possibly Guatemala. [1]
Aphonopelma is a genus of tarantulas native to the Americas.It includes nearly all the North American tarantula species north of Mexico and a considerable percentage of the tarantula species that range into Central America.
Aphonopelma saguaro Hamilton, 2016 – United States; Aphonopelma sclerothrix (Valerio, 1980) – Costa Rica; Aphonopelma seemanni (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897) (type species) – Central America; Aphonopelma steindachneri (Ausserer, 1875) – United States; Aphonopelma superstitionense Hamilton, Hendrixson & Bond, 2016 – United States
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Near Exeter, CA. The body of the California ebony tarantula comes in various brown tones, ranging from light beige to dark brown and ebony colors. Adult females can reach a legspan of up to 13 cm (5 inches) and live to about 25 years of age. Males reach maturity after 8–12 years and leaves their burrows after that in search of a mate.
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.
Aphonopelma johnnycashi is a species of tarantula (family Theraphosidae). [2] It was found in 2015 near Folsom Prison in California and named after Johnny Cash, whose song "Folsom Prison Blues" made the prison famous. Mature males are generally black, and the country music singer was also known as "The Man in Black". [1]
Aphonopelma caniceps is a species of spider in the family Theraphosidae, found in Mexico. [1] This species was first described as Eurypelma caniceps in 1891 by Eugène Simon , [ 2 ] [ 3 ] and was transferred to the genus, Aphonopelma , in 1993 by Günter Schmidt .