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Hello guys.Just got back from a trip to Texas to see some tarantulas in the wild!
While there I met up with Chris Hamilton and he took me out for a couple days to show me a few spots.It was my first time seeing any tarantulas in there natural setting.Was a great time!
Heres some pictures I took while down there.
Aphonopelma hentzi (Dallas,Texas)
Mature male
Heres some shots of burrows
On the second day of hunting we traveled to Austin Texas.The Hentzi we found here
were a bit larger and seemed to have a lil more attitude hehe.Most of these spiders found were living under rocks or logs.
Habitat
Aphonopelma hentzi (redbud area)
More hentzi from this area
This female above was found under a large board.We also noticed remains of an eggsack that had hatched earlier in the year.
Juvie hentzi
Spiderling
Last we went to one more locality in Austin where we found another group of tarantulas that im told could prove to be a different species.
The spider we found here was found burrowed into a hillside.
Habitat
I also found some scorpions and other cool local spiders.Heres some photos
of them.
Cant remember the name of this sp haha
Centruroides vittatus
Polymorpha sp???
Unknown Salticidae species
Spitting spiders Scytodidae sp.
Fire ants
Solenopsis invicta?
Thanks for looking!
-Chris
While there I met up with Chris Hamilton and he took me out for a couple days to show me a few spots.It was my first time seeing any tarantulas in there natural setting.Was a great time!
Heres some pictures I took while down there.
Aphonopelma hentzi (Dallas,Texas)
Mature male
Heres some shots of burrows
On the second day of hunting we traveled to Austin Texas.The Hentzi we found here
were a bit larger and seemed to have a lil more attitude hehe.Most of these spiders found were living under rocks or logs.
Habitat
Aphonopelma hentzi (redbud area)
More hentzi from this area
This female above was found under a large board.We also noticed remains of an eggsack that had hatched earlier in the year.
Juvie hentzi
Spiderling
Last we went to one more locality in Austin where we found another group of tarantulas that im told could prove to be a different species.
The spider we found here was found burrowed into a hillside.
Habitat
I also found some scorpions and other cool local spiders.Heres some photos
of them.
Cant remember the name of this sp haha
Centruroides vittatus
Polymorpha sp???
Unknown Salticidae species
Spitting spiders Scytodidae sp.
Fire ants
Solenopsis invicta?
Thanks for looking!
-Chris