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This is one of my favorite times of year in Arizona. These pictures were taken at over 7000 feet.
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Northern Arizona during the monsoon season
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Some inverts, two pedes and some bug.
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Aphonopelma behlei and Vaejovis paysoninsis habitat. Behlei likes it the meadows found around 7500 feet. Paysoninsis is found closer to the trees. I've collected both species in this area.
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Great pictures John.
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Do the rains bring out the vinegaroons?
I want one so bad!
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Awesome pics
I want one so bad!
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Awesome pics
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Interesting color on the 2nd polymorpha...do you see that often?
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The second pede is Scolopendra viridis. They are ery common in Northern Arizona whrn it's not very dry out.
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More pictures A. behlei habitat and friends.
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More pictures
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Nice pics John! Looks like a nice place to find wildlife. The second pic from todays post, looks like a Heterothele 
(just kidding). And whats up with the baby octopus?
(just kidding). And whats up with the baby octopus?
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Thanks, I love living here.
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She looks like a little sweetie, doesn't she.
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Only thing i wouldnt like about an area like that is the forests are dominated by evergreens, and the dirt isnt anything like dirt lol. Yeah she does!
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Cool pics! That's a beautiful little Aphonopelma.
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I like A behlei a lot as well. I think they are the most aggressive(I mean aggressive, they'll chase you) species I've ever kept and I've had plenty of OW. Most OW will run away first or only get mad when you dig them out. This little girl sits on top of the cork I gave her to hide under and rears up and tries to chase me out every time I open the lid. I don't even have to poke her or anything. They are slow-motion OBTs.
This girl is about 3 inches. She was collected about 10 miles North of Flagstaff. I've heard that they come in two sizes. The rim spiders are a lot larger. The Flagstaff version being much smaller. I'm trying to get enough of them to start breeding them. I've never seen truly captive bred behlei available. I have two from the Stoneman Lake area along with this girl. I'm hoping they are both the smaller version. Stoneman Lake's kind of an awkward spot. I'm not sure if it is rim country or high country.
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Always wanted a Behlei, those bluish hairs are awesome!
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I guess I get to start my breeding project earlier than I thought. This little guy surprised me this evening. By little I mean he could easily fit on a quarter. He had no adult coloration at all and now he's this, too bad he'll probably come to a bad end. I'll try breeding him with the female in this thread. She as twice his mass. I also have another girl that I think is on pre-molt. She should be bigger than the first one.
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Dang.. it's like that male matured during year one O_O
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Actually, it's probably ay least five years old, maybe older. They don't grow fast at all.
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Oh, yeah I know. I was just saying because it's so small haha.
How long have you had him?