Notes from the Andean Patagonic Forests in Northern Patagonia (Argentina) Field Trip: Research on Andean Tarantulas

Abstract

This article intends to share our observations and preliminary results from the field trip to the Andean patagonic forests in northern Patagonia (Argentina). This trip was financially supported by a British Tarantula Society grant awarded to the author. The trip comprised 7 days during October 2011 and three additional collectors were involved during the present study: Lic. Gabriel Pompozzi, Mrs. Sofía Copperi and Mrs. Leonela Schwerdt. The date chosen for the trip was in relation to the known reproductive period of some theraphosids in central and south Argentina, involving walking males commonly observed in roads.