claim: The Beguiled is based on a novel set in the American South.
evidence: Aphonopelma is a genus of tarantulas , members of which are native to the Americas .. genus. genus. Americas. Americas. It includes nearly all of the North American tarantulas north of Mexico and a considerable part of the tarantulas which range into Central America .. About 90 species have been described , but many , if not most , of these are inadequately studied and very little is known about them .. Most are large and , like other New World tarantulas , they have urticating hairs .. Most are docile in captivity .. The taxonomy is poorly understood and species are difficult to tell apart , especially those that are brown or black without other pattern .. taxonomy. Taxonomy ( biology ). In captivity they will eat crickets , in the wild they will eat most smaller insects .. Most species found in the Southwestern United States have an adult leg span of 4.5 inches -LRB- 11.5 cm -RRB- , though some Arizona species have been known , on occasion , to just barely exceed 6 inches -LRB- 16 cm -RRB- .. Arizona. Arizona. The species pictured is Aphonopelma seemanni or Zebra Tarantula -LRB- F. O. P.-Cambridge , 1897 -RRB- , which has striped legs .. F. O. P.-Cambridge. Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge. Aphonopelma seemanni. Aphonopelma seemanni. This species produces silk from spinnerets on the feet as well as in the abdomen .. silk. Spider silk. spinnerets. spinneret ( spider )