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The Galleries → Introduction, Summary, etc.

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Welcome to the DevinsCreatures blog. Below is an introduction to the galleries, the summary of the galleries and what their purpose is, as well as how to navigate and utilize this blog. There will also be links to educational posts that will be pinned at the top of this page. Determining Sex of Theraphosidae with Exuviae   – Updated 2026 The Inaccuracy of Common Names – Updated 2026 How to Ship Exuviae The Documented List →  Spermathecae Gallery Introduction   Hey there! As a broad spectrum introduction, I would like to introduce myself before I introduce the concept of the galleries and the purpose of my project. My name is Devin Mitchell Anderson and I have an unyielding passion for creatures of all walks of life. I am a college student pursuing an education working in the field of biology, with focus on a career path in arachnology. I have not always been a spider person, but I have always had a passion for the many species of animals that we share this Earth with....

The Documented List → Spermathecae Gallery

The species, described and undescribed, I have photographed and documented for the Spermathecae Gallery will be listed below. This list will be alphabetized and listed numerically.  If you do not see a species listed below that you keep or have access to exuviae from, please reach out and follow the instructions of  How to Ship Exuviae . Acanthoscurria geniculata (C.L. Koch, 1841) — Brazilian Whiteknee Tarantula Aphonopelma anax (Chamberlin, 1940) — Texas Tan Tarantula Aphonopelma armada (Chamberlin, 1940) — Texas Black Spot Tarantula Aphonopelma caniceps (Simon, 1891) — Mexican Black Tarantula Aphonopelma chalcodes (Chamberlin, 1940 — Arizona Blonde Tarantula Aphonopelma eutylenum (Chamberlin, 1940) — California Ebony Tarantula Aphonopelma gabeli (Smith, 1995) — Chiricahuan Gray Tarantula Aphonopelma hentzi (Girard, 1852) — Oklahoma/Texas Brown Tarantula Aphonopelma iodius (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1939) — Desert Tarantula Aphonopelma johnnycashi (Hamilton, 2016) — Folsom Brown...