Aphonopelma xwalxwal
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| Aphonopelma xwalxwal | |
|---|---|
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| Male | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Aphonopelma |
| Species: | A. xwalxwal |
| Binomial name | |
| Aphonopelma xwalxwal Hamilton, 2016[1] | |
Aphonopelma xwalxwal is a species of spiders in the family Theraphosidae, found in United States (California).[1]
A. xwalxwal is pronounced like "hwal-hwal", with "hw" like the rasping noise of blowing out a candle, "a" as in "father", and "l" like "light". It comes from the Cahuilla language and means "a small spider". The Cahuilla tribe originally owned the land where this species is currently (as of February 2016) only known from, the Coachella Valley and Borrego Springs.[1]
