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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.
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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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Aphonopelma iodius is a species of spider in the tarantula family Theraphosidae, found in United States (California, Nevada, Arizona and Utah). [2] A 1997 paper combined it with three other previously described species (A. angusi, A. melanium, and A. nevadanum) into a single species, calling it "A. iodium". [3]
Described in 1995, it is known from the vicinity of Paso Robles, California. Females are around 66 mm (2.6 in) long, and the body color is a uniform reddish brown with light rusty red setae (hairs) on the legs. The species name honors arachnologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin, who was responsible for naming a large number of Aphonopelma species. [3]
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.