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Texas Brown Tarantula

Aphonopelma hentzi

Photo by AshleyT
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Field Notes

Description:

The body is dark brown, and they can grow in excess of 4 inches in leg span.

Habitat:

Found throughout the central US in grasslands, usually under logs or rocks. This gal was under a log.

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Texas brown tarantula

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