Aphonopelma chalcodes

Also known as desert blonde tarantula, western desert tarantula, Arizona blonde tarantula, Mexican blonde tarantula

species of arachnid

In the Vinony graph

Within Vinony's link graph, Aphonopelma chalcodes is referenced by 12 other articles, and connects out to Theraphosidae, Mexico and Animalia.

It is catalogued under topics including Aphonopelma, Fauna of Northern Mexico and Fauna of the Sonoran Desert.

Its subject is documented across 15 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

SPECIES

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassArachnida
OrderAraneae
FamilyTheraphosidae

Observations recorded2,406

Aphonopelma chalcodes is often a victim of parasitism. A species of fly lays its eggs on the tarantula's back, and when the larvae hatch, they devour the tarantula. A species of wasp, known as tarantula hawks, attack these tarantulas, and if successful, inject their victim with poison and paralyze it. The wasp then drags the tarantula back to its nest and places it next to its eggs. The tarantula can often live for a few months in this paralyzed state, until the eggs hatch and then eat the tarantula.

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