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This is a list of reptiles of Pennsylvania as listed by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. [1] As of 2024, there are 38 native reptiles in Pennsylvania. The species are listed as in the PFBC list, with the exception of introduced species, which are derived from other sources. Notes on ranges provided by Pennsylvania Amphibian & Reptile ...
Agelenopsis pennsylvanica, commonly known as the Pennsylvania funnel-web spider or the Pennsylvania grass spider, is a species of spider in the family Agelenidae. The common name comes from the place that it was described, Pennsylvania, and the funnel shape of its web. [1] [2] Its closest relative is Agelenopsis potteri. [1]
These wasps capture live tarantulas to feed to their larva; the adults graze on flowers. [1] Tarantula hawks generally have no meaningful predators. [2] The wing color is black and/or orange, with rare leucistic wing coloration known in males. [3] [4] The wings of P. mildei are duller overall than those of Pepsis grossa or Pepsis cinnabarina. [5]
Every year in August and September, male tarantulas leave their burrows in masses and begin searching for a mate.
Most spiders live for only one to two years, although some tarantulas can live in captivity for over 20 years, [13] [54] and an Australian female trapdoor spider was documented to have lived in the wild for 43 years, dying of a parasitic wasp attack. [55]
What do tarantulas eat? Tarantulas normally hunt by staying in their burrows and waiting for their prey to come to them, according to a Texas A&M field guide. Their prey includes crickets, beetles ...
The species is one of the largest tarantulas found in the United States, as it commonly reaches a leg span of 5 inches at full maturity with some females reaching a 6-inch span. Like most Aphonopelma species, it has a very slow growth rate and lives for several years before maturing. As in most tarantulas, females are massive as compared to the ...
Satan tarantulas live in forests of the Andes mountains between elevations of about 2,800 feet and about 3,100 feet, researchers said. So far, Satan tarantulas have been found in two neighboring ...