Scientific Name: Aphonopelma chalcodes
 
Common Name: Desert Blonde/Arizona Blond
 
Type: Terrestrial
 
Category: New World
 
Endemic Location: southern Arizona and northern Mexico
 
Body Length: 2.75” (7cm)
 
Diagonal Leg Span (DLS): 6” (15cm)
 
Urticating Hairs: Yes
 
Growth Rate: Slow
 
Life Expectancy: Females 25 years / Males 6-8 years
 
 
Aphonopelma chalcodes(Desert Blonde/Arizona Blond Tarantula)