UPDATE
Hello everyone,
My name is Chris Hamilton. I'm a PhD student at East Carolina University where I work with Dr. Jason Bond. I was brought here to work on the revision of the genus Aphonopelma with Jason and Dr. Brent Hendrixson (both of whom seem to known around here... ).
I am writing this note to express my need for help in gathering localities in the western US (California, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, western Colorado) to collect specimens for this research (though most of Arizona has been covered now). Especially in California where I'm sure a number of areas' habitats are shrinking by the day.
If you can help me, please email me (chris@8legs2fangs.com or
cah0702@ecu.edu)...
Also, I will put the call out for field help too...if you would like to help me collect when I am out in your area, let me know. I can always use the extra hands and eyes...
And if you have specimens already that you want to send to me, you can do that too (like what Brent was asking for)...as long as we have some kind of detailed info on the collection site or GPS.
I really appreciate any help you guys could give us...and I look forward to hearing from you in the future.
Cheers,
Chris