Aphonopelma steindachneri
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Aphonopelma |
| Species: | A. steindachneri
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| Aphonopelma steindachneri (Ausserer, 1875)[1]
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Aphonopelma steindachneri, the Steindachner’s ebony tarantula, is a species of New World terrestrial spider in the family Theraphosidae, found in United States (California) and Mexico (Baja California).[2][3] The species range is most centralized around the metropolitan areas of Los Angelas and San Diego, with its habitat being arid landscapes where it inhabits burrows in the ground.[3][4] Similar to species in its genus Aphonopelma, the species is most active during its breeding season in summer and fall during the months from July to October, where males leave their burrows in search of mates.[3] The species grows to a size of 12-13 centimeters (5 inches) in its diagonal leg span, with a coloration of velvet black or deep brown.[4] Common predators of the species include other arthropods such as spider wasps in the genera Pepsis and Hemipepsis, centipedes, scorpions, solifugids, and wolf spiders.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Taxon details Aphonopelma steindachneri (Ausserer, 1875)", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2016-02-09
- ^ a b Hamilton, C.A.; Hendrixson, B.E. & Bond, J.E. (2016), "Taxonomic revision of the tarantula genus Aphonopelma Pocock, 1901 (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae) within the United States", ZooKeys (560): 1–340, Bibcode:2016ZooK..560....1H, doi:10.3897/zookeys.560.6264, PMC 4768370, PMID 27006611
- ^ a b c "Aphonopelma steindachneri (Ausserer, 1875)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-05-28.
- ^ a b "Aphonopelma steindachneri". The Tarantula Collective. Retrieved 2025-05-28.
- ^ "The ability of Aphonopelma steindachneri (Ausserer) (Araneae: Theraphosidae) to detect and respond to chemosensory cues associated with a predator, Hogna carolinensis (Araneae: Lycosidae)" (PDF). britishspiders.org.uk. Retrieved 2025-05-28.
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