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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » Mygalomorphs (Mygalomorphae) » Tarantulas (Theraphosidae) » Aphonopelma
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Desert Blond? - Aphonopelma
Copyright © 2008 Patrick Dockens

Desert Blond? - Aphonopelma
Indian Kitchen, Pima County, Arizona, USA
October 7, 2007
Maybe a desert blond (Aphonopelma chalcodes)?

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Contributed by Patrick Dockens on 15 December, 2008 - 10:57am
Last updated 15 December, 2008 - 9:15pm

marxi complex probably madera
the carapace is caked with mud, making it appear blonde-ish.
… Marcus bullock, 26 June, 2016 - 12:05am login or register to post comments

Aphonopelma species
It could possibly be A. chalcodes, but species identification in this genus is really difficult, especially for males. The only sure way for an ID is to look at them under a scope.
… George Waldren, 15 December, 2008 - 9:07pm login or register to post comments

 
It is turning out that morph
It is turning out that morphological characters used in the past are not holding with a lot of species. This is especially true with many species described by Smith. There is some very interesting things going on with these "black tarantulas". Especially in SE AZ.
… Zach Valois, 1 February, 2009 - 8:39pm login or register to post comments

 
Awesome!
Great to hear some work is being done on this genus. Do you know who is doing the research and if any papers have been published yet?

Last I heard, Smith was working on a digital, updated version of his '95 publication.
… George Waldren, 1 February, 2009 - 10:38pm login or register to post comments

 
What was the habitat and elev
What was the habitat and elevation?
… Zach Valois, 1 February, 2009 - 8:39pm login or register to post comments

 
This was located at about 360
This was located at about 3600 feet, in township 17 south range 12 east, section 10, approximately 5.5 miles west of I-19 and 12.5 miles south of State Route 86. The surrounding habitat is technically in the semidesert grassland biotic community, but basically the washes were dominated by catclaw acacia and tended to be grassy while the uplands tended to be more open with more cactus.
… Patrick Dockens, 2 February, 2009 - 11:09am login or register to post comments

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