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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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what kind of tarantula? - Aphonopelma chalcodes
Copyright © 2009 Joseph

what kind of tarantula? - Aphonopelma chalcodes
queen creek, maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Size: about 2 or 3 inches/more
what kind of tarantula is this, found it in my front yard eating some crickets. i really cant explain details but i think the pics show it all.

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what kind of tarantula? - Aphonopelma chalcodes what kind of tarantula? - Aphonopelma chalcodes what kind of tarantula? - Aphonopelma chalcodes
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Contributed by Joseph on 31 December, 2009 - 4:42pm
Last updated 5 January, 2010 - 11:17pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Natalie Hernandez, 5 January, 2010 - 11:17pm login or register to post comments

do you still have the tarantula?
If so, we could use some additional high quality photos of this species for the Bugguide. These are O.K., but if you can get some additional sharp pics on a neutral background, that would be great. Maybe other people have suggestions on angles that would be helpful to have represented as well.
… Andrew Williams, 5 January, 2010 - 5:37pm login or register to post comments

 
Only pics i got
Only pics i have are these. I let the specimen go to live in its own habbitat.. deeply sorry, but i find them all the time and if i get another can take better pics.
… Joseph, 5 January, 2010 - 5:42pm login or register to post comments

 
sounds good
Next time you get pictures, go ahead and post them here to ID Request. We'll make sure it's the correct species and can help move them into the guide. I'm sure the spider is happy to be free :)
… Andrew Williams, 5 January, 2010 - 6:05pm login or register to post comments

 
thanks
Im a Pest control professional and a future Entomologist and have great respect for the insect and arachnad world ;>
… Joseph, 5 January, 2010 - 6:07pm login or register to post comments

 
Well keep on posting pictures.
And we'll help you out as much as we can :)
… Natalie Hernandez, 5 January, 2010 - 11:14pm login or register to post comments

 
question
How do i post pic for Bugguid?
… Joseph, 5 January, 2010 - 5:40pm login or register to post comments

Aphonopelma...
maybe A. chalcodes from AZ.
… Blaine Mathison, 31 December, 2009 - 4:47pm login or register to post comments

 
yes in az
i live in az
… Joseph, 5 January, 2010 - 5:40pm login or register to post comments

 
Yeah thats what I would think too.
Only a few pictures on the guide, but if you google it you'll get plent of pictures and care sheets, they're a common species in the wild and as pets. Common names are Arizona Blonde, Desert Blonde, and Mexican Blond (Which is why scientific names are so much easier!):-P
… Natalie Hernandez, 2 January, 2010 - 1:19am login or register to post comments

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