An actual common name doesnt exist so this spider is now the 'Platinum Trapdoor'.
...mainly because it's easier to say than 'the calistoga long-legged tube-web trapdoor spider'
plus it's
I'm gonna stick to my words because ive made lots of claims in this fashion and ended up being right. so *shrug*
the most popular butterfly in the new world, with an easily accessible hibernacula and tons of media coverage..
and btw...
nah i doubt its smuggled, dont worry its probably just a booboo and leaking hemolymph. small headed flies arent like tarantula hawks, they dont even begin feeding until the spider is large enough which takes several years
also, small-headed flies dont lay eggs in their prey, they drop one by a...
assuming the seller isnt a smuggler :P there's been alot of big names caught red-handed in recent years too.
but yeah that was just an 'if' from me anyway lol
numbers are crashing because they are collected in huge numbers for sale as dead adults. it's likely people are poaching their hibernation spot in mexico, simply taking the cold and lethargic butterflies.
i would advise against trusting anything from msn or any media outlets.
'flagstaff orange' was just a bs market name. they're all chalcodes.
the only other iodius group species in AZ is.. iodius in the northwest section in the mojave biome
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