Project Description
Southwestern U.S.A.
This species of tarantula is a nocturnal predator that rarely ventures far from its burrow when hunting in its native Sonoran Desert. It is docile and easily handleable.
- Class: Arachnida (Spiders, Scorpions, Ticks, Mites)
- Order: Araneae (Spiders)
- Family: Theraphosidae (Tarantulas)
- Species: Aphonopelma chalcodes