Aphonopelma eutylenum

Aphonopelma eutylenum, commonly called California ebony tarantula,[3] is a species of spider in the family Theraphosidae, found in the United States (California).[2]

Aphonopelma eutylenum
Female
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Aphonopelma
Species:
A. eutylenum
Binomial name
Aphonopelma eutylenum
Synonyms[2]
  • Aphonopelma chambersi Smith, 1995
  • Aphonopelma clarum Chamberlin, 1940
  • Aphonopelma cryptethum Chamberlin, 1940
  • Aphonopelma sandersoni Smith, 1995
  • Aphonopelma sullivani Smith, 1995

Description
Near Exeter, CA

The body of the California ebony tarantula comes in various brown tones, ranging from light beige to dark brown and ebony colors. Adult females can reach a legspan of up to 13 cm (5 inches) and live up to 25 years of age. The male reaches maturity after 8–12 years and leave its burrow after that in search for a mate. After spending all its energy on finding a suitable partner, he will die of exhaustion after around 6 months after reaching adulthood.[3]

References
  1. "Taxon details Aphonopelma eutylenum Chamberlin, 1940", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2016-02-09
  2. Hamilton, C.A.; Hendrixson, B.E. & Bond, J.E. (2016), "Taxonomic revision of the tarantula genus Aphonopelma Pocock, 1901 (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae) within the United States", ZooKeys, 560: 1–340, doi:10.3897/zookeys.560.6264, PMC 4768370, PMID 27006611
  3. "Aphonopelma eutylenum - California ebony tarantula", USAspiders


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