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<blockquote data-quote="StephRN" data-source="post: 243158" data-attributes="member: 51255"><p>Found this on AI</p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]78056[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The primary tarantula species native to San Ramon, California, and the surrounding Tri-Valley area is the <strong>California desert tarantula</strong> (<em><u><a href="https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=%2Fg%2F120khbrp&q=Aphonopelma+iodius" target="_blank">Aphonopelma iodius</a></u></em>), also locally known as the <strong>Bay Area blond tarantula</strong>. [<a href="https://visittrivalley.com/blog/tarantula-mating-season-in-the-tri-valley-california/" target="_blank">1</a>, <a href="https://www.sfbaywildlife.info/species/tarantula.htm" target="_blank">2</a>, <a href="https://underscoresf.com/heres-your-reminder-that-its-tarantula-season-in-the-sf-bay-area/" target="_blank">3</a>]</p><p>While historical records and casual observers occasionally group local sightings under <em><u><a href="https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=%2Fg%2F121xqq4m&q=Aphonopelma+eutylenum" target="_blank">Aphonopelma eutylenum</a></u></em> or <em>Aphonopelma chalcodes</em>, modern taxonomic consensus identifies the San Francisco Bay Area's endemic population as <em><u><a href="https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=%2Fg%2F120khbrp&q=Aphonopelma+iodius" target="_blank">Aphonopelma iodius</a></u></em>. [<a href="https://www.sfbaywildlife.info/species/tarantula.htm" target="_blank">1</a>, <a href="https://underscoresf.com/heres-your-reminder-that-its-tarantula-season-in-the-sf-bay-area/" target="_blank">2</a>]</p><p></p><p>Local Distribution & Habitat</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Prime Viewing Areas.</strong> You are most likely to spot them in the open grasslands, chaparral, and oak woodlands surrounding San Ramon, especially in nearby <a href="https://www.mdia.org/articles/tarantulas-on-mount-diablo" target="_blank">Mount Diablo State Park</a>, Del Valle Regional Park, and <a href="https://www.kqed.org/science/1984392/its-tarantula-mating-season-in-the-bay-area-heres-where-to-see-some-fuzzy-friends" target="_blank">Sunol Regional Wilderness</a>. [<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DD0jr4nSxYw/" target="_blank">1</a>, <a href="https://www.kqed.org/science/1984392/its-tarantula-mating-season-in-the-bay-area-heres-where-to-see-some-fuzzy-friends" target="_blank">2</a>, <a href="https://visittrivalley.com/blog/tarantula-mating-season-in-the-tri-valley-california/" target="_blank">3</a>]</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Subterranean Lifestyle.</strong> Both males and females spend nearly their entire lives underground in silk-lined burrows, emerging primarily at night to ambush crickets, beetles, and other small arthropods. [<a href="https://www.mdia.org/articles/tarantulas%3A-the-gentle-giants-of-mount-diablo" target="_blank">1</a>, <a href="https://underscoresf.com/heres-your-reminder-that-its-tarantula-season-in-the-sf-bay-area/" target="_blank">2</a>]</li> </ul></li> </ul><p></p><p>Seasonal Activity & Behavior</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Fall Mating Season.</strong> Sightings peak from <strong>late August through early November</strong>, with the highest activity typically occurring around mid-October. During this window, mature males (around 4 to 7 years old) leave their burrows permanently and wander across trails and roads at dusk in search of female burrows. [<a href="https://www.mdia.org/articles/tarantulas-on-mount-diablo" target="_blank">1</a>, <a href="https://www.mdia.org/articles/tarantulas%3A-the-gentle-giants-of-mount-diablo" target="_blank">2</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/BayAreaHike/posts/2346768578825570/" target="_blank">3</a>, <a href="https://visittrivalley.com/blog/tarantula-mating-season-in-the-tri-valley-california/" target="_blank">4</a>]</li> </ul></li> </ul><p></p><p></p><p>OK guys so it seems to be pretty active at night because it looks like he moves his Mossy stuff around. I haven’t actually seen it out and about since I added the dirt and stuff night before last. </p><p>Please let me know - How do I get, let’s say HER for arguments sake <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />, out of her house so I can both take a picture to verify it’s not a male and also add more dirt to the aquarium without traumatizing it.Every time I move the moss It has to build another web house. </p><p>I’d love to get all of that done sooner than later, so I can either let him go or make her a comfy living space.</p><p>Thank you, thank you thank you!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="StephRN, post: 243158, member: 51255"] Found this on AI [ATTACH type="full" alt="Aphonopelma steindachneri, commonly known as Steindachner's Ebony ...'s Ebony ..."]78056[/ATTACH] The primary tarantula species native to San Ramon, California, and the surrounding Tri-Valley area is the [B]California desert tarantula[/B] ([I][U][URL='https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=%2Fg%2F120khbrp&q=Aphonopelma+iodius']Aphonopelma iodius[/URL][/U][/I]), also locally known as the [B]Bay Area blond tarantula[/B]. [[URL='https://visittrivalley.com/blog/tarantula-mating-season-in-the-tri-valley-california/']1[/URL], [URL='https://www.sfbaywildlife.info/species/tarantula.htm']2[/URL], [URL='https://underscoresf.com/heres-your-reminder-that-its-tarantula-season-in-the-sf-bay-area/']3[/URL]] While historical records and casual observers occasionally group local sightings under [I][U][URL='https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=%2Fg%2F121xqq4m&q=Aphonopelma+eutylenum']Aphonopelma eutylenum[/URL][/U][/I] or [I]Aphonopelma chalcodes[/I], modern taxonomic consensus identifies the San Francisco Bay Area's endemic population as [I][U][URL='https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=%2Fg%2F120khbrp&q=Aphonopelma+iodius']Aphonopelma iodius[/URL][/U][/I]. [[URL='https://www.sfbaywildlife.info/species/tarantula.htm']1[/URL], [URL='https://underscoresf.com/heres-your-reminder-that-its-tarantula-season-in-the-sf-bay-area/']2[/URL]] Local Distribution & Habitat [LIST] [*] [LIST] [*][B]Prime Viewing Areas.[/B] You are most likely to spot them in the open grasslands, chaparral, and oak woodlands surrounding San Ramon, especially in nearby [URL='https://www.mdia.org/articles/tarantulas-on-mount-diablo']Mount Diablo State Park[/URL], Del Valle Regional Park, and [URL='https://www.kqed.org/science/1984392/its-tarantula-mating-season-in-the-bay-area-heres-where-to-see-some-fuzzy-friends']Sunol Regional Wilderness[/URL]. [[URL='https://www.instagram.com/p/DD0jr4nSxYw/']1[/URL], [URL='https://www.kqed.org/science/1984392/its-tarantula-mating-season-in-the-bay-area-heres-where-to-see-some-fuzzy-friends']2[/URL], [URL='https://visittrivalley.com/blog/tarantula-mating-season-in-the-tri-valley-california/']3[/URL]] [*][B]Subterranean Lifestyle.[/B] Both males and females spend nearly their entire lives underground in silk-lined burrows, emerging primarily at night to ambush crickets, beetles, and other small arthropods. [[URL='https://www.mdia.org/articles/tarantulas%3A-the-gentle-giants-of-mount-diablo']1[/URL], [URL='https://underscoresf.com/heres-your-reminder-that-its-tarantula-season-in-the-sf-bay-area/']2[/URL]] [/LIST] [/LIST] Seasonal Activity & Behavior [LIST] [*] [LIST] [*][B]Fall Mating Season.[/B] Sightings peak from [B]late August through early November[/B], with the highest activity typically occurring around mid-October. During this window, mature males (around 4 to 7 years old) leave their burrows permanently and wander across trails and roads at dusk in search of female burrows. [[URL='https://www.mdia.org/articles/tarantulas-on-mount-diablo']1[/URL], [URL='https://www.mdia.org/articles/tarantulas%3A-the-gentle-giants-of-mount-diablo']2[/URL], [URL='https://www.facebook.com/groups/BayAreaHike/posts/2346768578825570/']3[/URL], [URL='https://visittrivalley.com/blog/tarantula-mating-season-in-the-tri-valley-california/']4[/URL]] [/LIST] [/LIST] OK guys so it seems to be pretty active at night because it looks like he moves his Mossy stuff around. I haven’t actually seen it out and about since I added the dirt and stuff night before last. Please let me know - How do I get, let’s say HER for arguments sake :), out of her house so I can both take a picture to verify it’s not a male and also add more dirt to the aquarium without traumatizing it.Every time I move the moss It has to build another web house. I’d love to get all of that done sooner than later, so I can either let him go or make her a comfy living space. Thank you, thank you thank you! [/QUOTE]
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