Here's what to know about the Arizona blonde tarantula, also called the desert blonde tarantula, including whether it's aggressive and how big it gets ...

The spider, named Aphonopelma jacobii was first seen in 2018 in the Chiricahua Mountains in Cochise County, but testing to confirm that this is indeed a new species of tarantula led to the ...

They say it is the only tarantula in the Chiricahua Mountains to be found in high-elevation areas. Scientists say the highest elevation they were able to find the spider at was 2,500 meters (about ...