Monday, September 21, 2009

Aphonopelma iodius

The other day I went fishing up Payson Canyon.  As I was driving up I spotted a black blob in the road.  I pulled off the road and saw this awesome Tarantula.  This was about 7,000 ft.  Don't freak out too much.  This is the first one I have ever seen in the wild.  I had a small 12 oz soda cup so I didn't try to catch it.  Another adventure....PS: this is a female.

3 comments:

Melissa said...

Spencer would have LOVED this! He caught cicada killing hornets at school during recess and one escaped out of his ziplock baggie and was flying thru the classroom!!! I think you should have given it a try with the 12 oz cup. Spencer had snack size ziplock with 3 massive hornets!!!! Crazy boy, he must get it from his Crazy uncle!

Joseph, Julianna, Mason and Eli said...

this picture just gave me the willies and I usually don't mind spiders.

The Starks said...

Creepy. Im glad you had nothing to catch it with! It belongs far far away from here!