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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » Mygalomorphs (Mygalomorphae) » Tarantulas (Theraphosidae) » Aphonopelma » Desert Blond Tarantula (Aphonopelma chalcodes)
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Aphonopelma sp. - Aphonopelma chalcodes
Copyright © 2017 Arlene Ripley

Aphonopelma sp. - Aphonopelma chalcodes
foothills, west side of the Dragoon Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
June 27, 2017
Size: big!
Could this be Aphonopelma chalcodes?
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Contributed by Arlene Ripley on 27 June, 2017 - 11:19pm
Last updated 23 January, 2018 - 7:29am

Moved
Moved from Aphonopelma.
… Kari J McWest, 23 January, 2018 - 7:29am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Mygalomorphs.
… marshal hedin, 16 November, 2017 - 7:47pm login or register to post comments

Moved for expert review.
Moved from ID Request.
… Laura P., 5 July, 2017 - 4:57pm login or register to post comments

NICE FIND!
Hi Arlene,
I do believe you've found yourself a male Desert Blonde! (A. chalcodes). The female would be a uniform tan color, but the striking differences in color lead to this one being a male.
What a nice find!
Have a great day,
… Andrew Caudillo, 28 June, 2017 - 10:35am login or register to post comments

 
SpiderScientist:
Thanks! I thought it might be too black for A. chalcodes as I didn't realize there was a color difference in the sexes.
… Arlene Ripley, 28 June, 2017 - 12:04pm login or register to post comments

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