-In 2024, a new species of tarantula spider was discovered in the eastern Chiricahua Mountains in southeastern Arizona
-The spider is formally named Aphonopelma jacobii after Michael A. Jacobi who helped find several of the first specimens that led to the discovery of the new species
-The creature is relatively small as far as tarantulas go ... about 3 inches
-It has a black and gray color with fiery red hairs on its abdomen
-It’s the 30th species of tarantula to be documented in the United States