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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 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; Aphonopelma truncatum (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897 ...
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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 .
Aphonopelma bicoloratum (also known as Mexican blood leg), is a species of tarantula found in Mexico. [1] As its common name aptly states it is found in Mexico , and was first described by Ronny Struchen, D. Brändle and Gunter Schmidt in 1996.
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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 ...