Arizona Mini Vacation

[GQ.]

I took a quick trip to Arizona with the family this week. I managed to find a few invertebrates while out. I found many more things during a night hike, but my camera takes lousy night photos. Here are some things I found during the day.

Easy way to find cool critters. Look for the signs.

Solifugid

Vaejovis sp. ? ~90 miles North of Phoenix

Vaejovis sp. ? ~60 miles North of Phoenix

 

[GQ.]

Aphonopelma chalcodes

Aphonopelma chalcodes habitat

Hadrurus arizonensis and Vaejovis spinigerus habitat

Where squirrels are grown.

Where snakes come from. I took a photo of this guy in situ on the side of a trail. He was content to sit and watch us in the safety of the rodent burrow.

 

[mackids]

Great pictures! thanks for sharing. Where in AZ is this?

 

[Amanda]

That's a gorgeous A.chalcodes! What an underrated species!

 

[syndicate]

awesome pics.that squirrl made me lol

 

[GQ.]

Thanks everyone. We spent the majority of the time in in Phoenix visiting family. We also took a drive straight north of Phoenix. I'm the only one that likes to look for inverts in the family. I had to make frequent stops at likely invert places under the guise of bathroom breaks. The A. chalcodes was actually the very last critter I found. I have found them a few times in the past and I still look forward to seeing them. They are great tarantulas. The squirrel cracked me up as well.

 

[Texas Blonde]

Thanks for sharing Gil! Sometime you and the family need to make it out to W Tx for herping.

 

[GQ.]

Sometime you and the family need to make it out to W Tx for herping.

I would love that Sky. I've been wanting to make another trip to that area. My last trip there was a dismal failure. I need to get back and redeem myself.

 

[Crotalus]

Great pix Gil! Love that racer picture!

 

[GartenSpinnen]

Sweet sign! Can you pull one of those down and mail it to me? That would look totally sweet in my invert room

 

[JSN]

the second Vaejovid is a Vaejovis spinigerus if you were still unsure, pretty nice examples too...love the A. chalcodes...