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Aphonopelma johnnycashi
Johnny Cash Tarantula
Aphonopelma johnnycashi is a North American tarantula species described in 2016 from specimens collected near Folsom State Prison in California. The species was named in honor of Johnny Cash, the country music singer known as "The Man in Black," referencing both the location and the mature male's solid black coloration. It is one of 14 new species described in a comprehensive taxonomic revision of the genus Aphonopelma, which nearly doubled the number of recognized species in the southwestern United States.