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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Josh's Frogs" data-source="post: 236680" data-attributes="member: 49228">This Bonita. She is a Mexican Red Leg Tarantula (Brachypelma emilia). This species is found in the foothills of the Sierra Madre Occidental in Sinaloa and Nayarit in Mexico All species of Brachypelma were placed on CITES Appendix II in 1994, thus restricting trade. Nevertheless, large numbers of tarantulas caught in the wild continue to be smuggled out of Mexico, including Brachypelma emilia.  As such it is considered to be threatened by capture for sale to the pet trade. However, these days, the trade in B. emilia largely involves captive-bred spiderlings. This species is found in the foothills of the Sierra Madre Occidental in Sinaloa and Nayarit in Mexico. This is a very dry and sparse environment. As a result of adapting to that environment, Brachypelma emilia is a desert survivalist. They have been known to go shockingly long periods between meals, as adults. They also have a potential three decade life span! [ATTACH=full]75316[/ATTACH]</blockquote>