Biology:Aphonopelma eutylenum

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Short description: Species of spider

Aphonopelma eutylenum
Aphonopelma eutylenum female ZooKeys 560.jpg
Female
Aphonopelma eutylenum male ZooKeys 560.jpg
Male
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Aphonopelma
Species:
A. eutylenum
Binomial name
Aphonopelma eutylenum
Chamberlin, 1940[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Aphonopelma sandersoni Aphonopelma chambersi
  • Smith, 1995 Chamberlin, 1940
  • Smith, 1995 Aphonopelma sullivani
  • Aphonopelma cryptethum Smith, 1995
  • Aphonopelma clarum Chamberlin, 1940

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

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

Wikidata ☰ Q4115760 entry