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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 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]
The Texas brown tarantula, Aphonopelma hentzi, also known as the Oklahoma brown tarantula or Missouri tarantula, [2] is one of the most common species of tarantula living in the Southern United States today. Texas brown tarantulas can grow to leg spans in excess of 10 cm (4 in), [3] and weigh more than 85 g (3 oz) as adults. Their bodies are ...
The spider is gray and black and has a "fiery red" abdomen. This fuzzy little guy, named Aphonopelma jacobii, is the 30th species of tarantula to be documented in the U.S., according to the news ...
Biologists have discovered 14 new types of U.S. tarantula, including Aphonopelma johnnycashi, a black arachnid named after the late country legend. Johnny Cash gets his own species of black ...
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 males with considerably more bulk. Males tend to have longer leg spans, a smaller body, and also have bulbs on the end of their pedipalps once they reach maturity.
Aphonopelma chalcodes, commonly known as the western desert tarantula, desert blonde tarantula, Arizona blonde tarantula or Mexican blonde tarantula, is a species of spider belonging to the family Theraphosidae. It has a limited distribution in the deserts of Arizona and adjacent parts of Mexico but can be very common within this range.
Aphonopelma braunshausenii Tesmoingt, 1996 – Mexico; Aphonopelma burica Valerio, 1980 – Costa Rica; Aphonopelma caniceps (Simon, 1891) – Mexico; Aphonopelma catalina Hamilton, Hendrixson & Bond, 2016 – United States; Aphonopelma chalcodes Chamberlin, 1940 – United States; Aphonopelma chiricahua Hamilton, Hendrixson & Bond, 2016 ...