Invertebrates of Saguaro National Park
The 2 invertebrates you can find at Saguaro National Park, like the Desert tarantula — sizes, diets, and whether you should worry.
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Invertebrate Desert tarantula
Aphonopelma chalcodes
A large, gentle desert spider with a pale, hairy body that spends its days in a silk-lined burrow and comes out on fall evenings to look for a mate.
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Invertebrate Giant desert hairy scorpion
Hadrurus arizonensis
The largest scorpion in North America, a sandy-colored desert digger covered in sensing hairs that glows blue-green under ultraviolet light.