- Also known as Desert Blonde, Cinnamon Blonde, Cinnamon, Mexican Blond, Palomino, Palomino Blonde, Southwestern Mexican Blonde, Tucson Blonde, Western Desert, Western Blonde and Texas Blonde.
- This New World Terrestrial is from the Southwest USA (particularly southern Arizona), and northern Mexico.
- Some say they are defensive and others deem as quite docile. In our experience, they are slow moving and settle down quickly, even wild caught specimens.
- A nice big chunky Aphonopelma species that is blonde with a brown abdomen covered in reddish hairs.
- Their lifespan is 25+ years.
- In the wild, they reside in burrows to regulate body heat in their desert environment. In captivity, however, they are usually out and about, even if given pleny of substrate to burrow.
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- This New World Terrestrial is from the Southwest USA (particularly southern Arizona), and northern Mexico.
- Some say they are defensive and others deem as quite docile. In our experience, they are slow moving and settle down quickly, even wild caught specimens.
- A nice big chunky Aphonopelma species that is blonde with a brown abdomen covered in reddish hairs.
- Their lifespan is 25+ years.
- In the wild, they reside in burrows to regulate body heat in their desert environment. In captivity, however, they are usually out and about, even if given pleny of substrate to burrow.
- uh-fone-uh-PEL-muh KAAL-kuh-deez