cactus-one
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I live near Reno, Nevada. I understand that Aphonopelma iodius (or nevadanum) is native to this area. Does anyone have any information regarding this tarantula, or where colonies may be found?
cactus-one said:I live near Reno, Nevada. I understand that Aphonopelma iodius (or nevadanum) is native to this area. Does anyone have any information regarding this tarantula, or where colonies may be found?
I know nothing about these Ts but I just had to say, your username is bordering on genius! It really brought a smile to my face.10-1-10
Northern nevada medical center in Sparks, NV (just east of reno) at the front entrance sliding doors, what should walk up but a beautiful litter jobber. Its about 2.5 in long with a light brown, bordering on blonde cephlothorax, and a darker brown and fairly thin abdomen. seems a might friendly, as he continued to run onto my palm when I tried to set it free, so I am gonna keep it.
2nd one in as many weeks. Lived here 30 years never seen one. Wild stuff.
Debating tho as to whether i should invest in cork based substrate or go dig up some good ole NV soil.
any suggestions are appreciated.
soon as I figger out how to get my film on disc I will up a pic. it looks very much like the one above.
Ben, Mature male t's, depending upon genera and spp, live anywhere from ~ 9 months to two years+ after their ultimate molt. I'm not certain about Aphonopelma but being one of the longer-lived genera, they'd probably last maybe a year or more......that is, unless munched by a fem :razz:.does this mean that even IF I were to capture one of these right now, he'd inevitably die soon, or is the Male's untimely death due only in part to the Female eating him! I've read that they can live for quite a few years beyond sexual maturity, but are regularly killed by their female counterparts.???
YES! You should let him go so he can do his job before he goes to the great beyond.does this mean that even IF I were to capture one of these right now, he'd inevitably die soon, or is the Male's untimely death due only in part to the Female eating him! I've read that they can live for quite a few years beyond sexual maturity, but are regularly killed by their female counterparts.???
Terry,Ben, Mature male t's, depending upon genera and spp, live anywhere from ~ 9 months to two years+ after their ultimate molt. I'm not certain about Aphonopelma but being one of the longer-lived genera, they'd probably last maybe a year or more......that is, unless munched by a fem :razz:.
Again, I don't have a clue about other U.S. reps of the genera, but hentzi found out wandering here in nw La. are almost always mature males. I know someone who found a large indiv that was almost certainly female after heavy rains- I figure it likely was flooded from a burrow. All females/immatures here are invariably found either in a scrape under a rock or in a burrow. Personally, I've found mature males ONLY out wandering. Terry
Chris, I've been reading may varied, and often conflicting comments, regarding the Aphonopelma iodius. In your opinion, are the A. iodius, a part of the eutylenum complex, or is iodium, a complex of it's own, with species like A. melanium, making up the iodium complex??? I know MUCH work still need to be done, on their systematic taxonomy, but was curious, as to whether or not, any of YOUR work, covered species, this far west???Mature males live ~1-2 months in the wild. In captivity, yes, they can live for longer.
Do they get eaten by females? very rarely...they get picked off by predators FAR more frequently, due to them being out wandering around where they can be seen.
Also, the Reno T's are A. iodius. A number of other names from that region were synonymized by Prentice.
And don't try and mate a male from Reno (A. iodius) with a female A. sp. New River (A. chalcodes). Two different species.
Chris