Aura

Rio Grande Gold Tarantula (Aphonopelma moderatum)

DOB: 2022

Aura is a young male Aphonopelma moderatum, a typically docile species of spider in the family Theraphosidae, found in the United States, specifically Texas. Commonly called the Rio Grande Gold Tarantula, as they are found in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. 

Males are known for their darker coloring, with a dark brown carapace and a black opisthosoma covered by dark orange hairs, while the legs are completely black. They live an average of 7 years. Females differ, with a coloring that boasts an orange to tan carapace, with a slightly darker opisthosoma. The legs are mainly orange, beginning with an orange femur, with a black patella, followed by an orange tibia, while the tarsus and metatarsus are fully black. And these girls live between 22 and 40 years!

Likes: Sunshine, crickets

Dislikes: Kisses