Arizona Blond Tarantula, Desert Tarantula

• Scientific Name: Aphonopelma Chalcodes
• Common Name: Arizona Blond Tarantula, Desert Tarantula
• Diet: insectivorous
• Size: very large
• Active Period: nocturnal
• Leg Count: 8
• Leg Characteristics: legs attached to cephalothorax
• Genus: Aphonopelma
• Family: Theraphosidae
• Order: Araneae
• Phylum: Arthropoda
• Subphylum: Chelicerata
• Species: chalcodes
• Class: Arachnida