Aphonopelma mooreae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Aphonopelma
Species:
A. mooreae
Binomial name
Aphonopelma mooreae
Smith, 1995

Aphonopelma moreae otherwise known as Mexican jade fuego tarantula is a spider first described by Andrew Smith in 1995. It is named after Barbara Moore, who is the President of the American Arachnological Society. As its common name may suggest it is found in Mexico, in the state of Sonora, south of Yécora. This tarantula is sometimes kept as pet, though the price is usually very high. This is a terrestrial tarantula, which sometimes digs intricate burrows.[1]

Description

This tarantula's legs are a metallic blue, getting to be almost black in some areas, covered in long slender reddish hairs. The carapace and chelicerae are a metallic blueish-green color. With the opisthosoma being black, covered with long reddish hairs. Somewhat resembling Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens in the coloration, although it is way more hairy. Females get to live about 20 years, while males only live to about 8 years.[1]

Habitat

Yécora has subtropical highland climate, and is located in the Sierra Madre Occidental, it has average temperatures of 14 °C, with an average yearly rainfall of 1,023mm. It is mainly deciduous forest in unison with coniferous and pine forests, with plants such as Pochote and Cyrtocarpa procera. This area also owns a wide range of animals such as ocelots, lynx, and California Spiny Tailed Iguanas.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Aphonopelma mooreae (Mexican Jade Fuego Tarantula) 1" Came in the country in Sep 2018 CB First breeding. FOR PICKUP LOCALLY (VIRGINIA BEACH) ONLY". Fear Not Tarantulas, Inc. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  2. ↑ "Sonora - Yécora". www.inafed.gob.mx. Archived from the original on 2020-02-16. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
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