Arizona blonde tarantula

aphonopelma chalcodes - arizona blonde tarantula

"Meeting Zia" (My first meeting with Zia, a Mexican Blonde tarantula in the wild. This picture was taken with her in my hotel ice bucket. She went back into the wild shortly after this picture was taken. A gorgeous spider to say the least.)

Desert Blonde

blonde female Tarantula - Arizona

Immature female Arizona Blonde tarantula, Aphonopelma chalcodes.

Aphonopelma chalcodes

An Aphonopelma Chalcodes (Arizona Blonde) molt. This tarantula ended up being a mature male.

Aphonopelma chalcodes Arizona blonde tarantula

Without a doubt, one of the iconic animals of the Sonoran Desert is the tarantula. What would a Western, or desert horror movie be without a shot of one of these giant spiders moving leisurely across the landscape? Maybe a tumbleweed, too, though a Russian Thistle moves faster than a strolling tarantula. Tarantulas belong to the family Theraphosidae, and only the genus Aphonopelma is native to North America. There are 54 currently recognized species north of Mexico, and determination to…

My beautiful Arizona Blonde tarantula, Sabirah <3

desert blonde (aphonopelma chalcodes)

Arizona Blonde Desert Tarantula Miss Maggie💛

Desert Blonde Tarantula

Cyriocosmus elegans and Grammostola pulchripes MFs.

Arizona blonde tarantula

Arizona Blonde tarantula in enclosure

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Arizona Blonde Tarantula