Texas Brown Tarantula

aphonopelma hentzi

The Texas Brown Tarantula is a large spider that loves to burrow in the ground. These hairy creatures are fascinating to watch as they move around their habitats at night!

Habitat: Grasslands, forests, and burrows in Texas

Appearance

The Texas Brown Tarantula is a large, hairy arachnid, typically dark brown to black. Its stout body and legs are covered in fine, velvety hairs, giving it a fuzzy appearance distinct from smoother spiders.

KingdomAnimaliaPhylumArthropodaClassArachnidaOrderAraneaeFamilyTheraphosidaeGenusAphonopelma
Texas Brown Tarantula
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Texas Brown Tarantula

Category

Invertebrate

Rarity

Common

Danger

1/5 · Very low

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Interesting facts

A Texas Brown Tarantula cleans itself like a cat, carefully grooming its legs and fangs.

Despite its name, its color can range from dark brown to black, and even reddish.

They taste their food with tiny sensory organs located on their pedipalps, not just their mouths.

This tarantula often lives in an underground burrow, sometimes for many decades!

Special abilities

Ability

Urticating Hairs

Texas Brown Tarantula has barbed hairs on its abdomen that helps them defend against predators by irritating skin or eyes.

Ability

Silk Spinner

Texas Brown Tarantula can produce silk to line its burrow, wrap prey, and create egg sacs that helps protect its young.

Ability

Limb Regrowth

Texas Brown Tarantula can regrow lost legs through molting because this ability helps them recover from injuries.

Measurements & details

Size Cm
15 cm
Weight Grams
40 g
Lifespan Years
25 years
Clutch Size
750

Diet & Feeding

This fuzzy hunter loves to munch on crunchy insects and sometimes even tiny vertebrates!

Primary Foods

  • crickets
  • grasshoppers
  • beetles
  • small lizards
  • small mice

Foraging Method

  • Ambush

Ecological connections

Traits

Also known as

Brown TarantulaHentz's TarantulaTexas SpiderTexas Tarantula

Collections

Safety

Danger

1/5 · Very low

Always observe from a distance and do not try to touch wild tarantulas.

Frequently Asked Questions

How big is Texas Brown Tarantula?

15 cm

How much does Texas Brown Tarantula weigh?

40 g

How long does Texas Brown Tarantula live?

25 years

What does Texas Brown Tarantula eat?

This fuzzy hunter loves to munch on crunchy insects and sometimes even tiny vertebrates!

Where is Texas Brown Tarantula usually found?

Grasslands, forests, and burrows in Texas

How does Texas Brown Tarantula hunt?

Ambush

How many eggs does Texas Brown Tarantula lay?

750

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