Texas Brown Tarantula
Aphonopelma hentzi
Class
Arachnida
Order
Araneae
Family
Theraphosidae
Texas Brown Tarantula
Range
Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Colorado, Kansas, Arkansas, Louisiana, and New Mexico
Size
Body Length: 2 - 3 in
Leg Span: 5 - 6 in
Habitat
Arid desert, grasslands
Young
Clutch of up to 1,000 eggs
Time to hatch: 45 - 60 days
Diet
Insects, crickets, and roaches, but also can eat smalll lizards and mice
IUCN Status
Not Listed
Brown tarantulas live in burrows.
They do not weave webs.