Mexican rustleg tarantula  (Brachypelma boehmei)

Range

Native to Mexico, where it is found along the central Pacific coast from Michoacan State to western Guerrero State (6).

View a distribution map for this species at UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre.

Habitat

The Mexican rustleg tarantula prefers dry scrubland, and is found in burrows, either self-made or abandoned rodent or lizard burrows, usually under rocks or fallen logs (2).

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