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Brachypelma vagans
Brachypelma vagans is a species of tarantula known commonly as the Mexican red rump or Mexican black velvet. It ranges predominantly in Mexico, but can be found as far south as Belize, El Salvador, and Guatemala. They are terrestrial, burrowing spiders. The reason for the name red rump is because of its distinctive red hairs on its abdomen. Like most tarantulas, they will eat anything they can overpower, which is usually insects, but small lizards and rodents may also be consumed. They can grow to a 5 inch leg span, with males typically being smaller and thinner than the females. They prefer scrubland habitats.
Península de Yucatán, Belice, Guatemala, El Salvador.
La encontré en la noche, a un costado de la iglesia del pueblo Pedro Moreno, QuintanaRoo, estaba escondida entre las piedras.
Gracias José me lo imagine el mapa no es tan preciso como par encontrar una población pero esta bien mientra este en Yucatan :)
No la tome en un pueblo de QuintanaRoo llamado Pedro Moreno pero no se por que me arroja la hubicacion al DF jajaja
Spotted on Sep 11, 2012
Submitted on Jan 18, 2013
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