---
title: "Johnny Cash Tarantula"
description: "Aphonopelma johnnycashi — Insectes et araignées. Aphonopelma johnnycashi is a species of tarantula (family Theraphosidae)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/johnny-cash-tarantula
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Johnny Cash Tarantula

> Aphonopelma johnnycashi — Insectes et araignées. Aphonopelma johnnycashi is a species of tarantula (family Theraphosidae).

- Scientific name: *Aphonopelma johnnycashi*
- Category: `insects` (Insectes et araignées)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 604
- Wikidata: [Q22670080](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22670080)
- iNaturalist taxon: [501065](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/501065)

## Names

- en: Johnny Cash Tarantula

## Countries with the most observations

US (482)

## Summary

Aphonopelma johnnycashi is a species of tarantula (family Theraphosidae). It was found in 2015 near Folsom Prison in California and named after Johnny Cash, whose song "Folsom Prison Blues" made the prison famous. Mature males are generally black, and the country music singer was also known as "The Man in Black".

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphonopelma_johnnycashi

## Photo

![Johnny Cash Tarantula](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/johnny-cash-tarantula/medium.jpg)

Photo: dbugs · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/249624989

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/johnny-cash-tarantula?lang=fr` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).