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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » Mygalomorphs (Mygalomorphae) » Tarantulas (Theraphosidae) » Aphonopelma » Aphonopelma iodius
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Mom and babies - Aphonopelma iodius - female
Copyright © 2012 Debbi Brusco

Mom and babies - Aphonopelma iodius - Female
Rancho Canada del Oro OSP, Santa Clara County, California, USA
August 25, 2012
This silked-over burrow has a ring of earth around it. After dark, we stopped here again, and the silk was gone. An adult tarantula faced up towards the opening, and I noticed something else moving inside. I was surprised to find several visible baby tarantulas, which sometimes came up close to the entrance. Here are some next to mom's foot.

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Contributed by Debbi Brusco on 26 August, 2012 - 4:40am
Last updated 23 January, 2018 - 1:13pm

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