Skip to main content
Today is National Trails Day!
Close

Texas Brown Tarantula

Aphonopelma hentzi

Photo by AshleyT
Published on Project Noah
Zoom
NominateNominate for Wildlife Photograph of the Month
reportFlag Spotting

26.1622, -97.3185

Field Notes

Description:

Tan and brown. This was a fairly young one, and he was very grumpy as you can see from the photos :)

Habitat:

Found under a log in thorn scrub habitat.

Reference Links:

Texas brown tarantula

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
AshleyT
No, but I kept poking him to get him to give me that threat pose haha
Tom15
Did you pick up this one?:-)

Spotted for Missions

Mission
International Spider Survey
Mission
Wildlife of the Rio Grande Valley
Mission
Gulf Coast Wildlife
Mission
Texas Wildlife Photographers
Mission
National Geographic's Great Nature Project
Photographed
PublishedMarch 24, 2014

Community Sponsor

Butterfly
Become a Community Sponsor and Help Grow our Global Movement!

Accelerate our Mission to Photograph 
Every Species in the World!

Butterflies icon
Become a Community Sponsor

Wildlife Community

Wildlife Community

Join a worldwide community passionate about wildlife and nature!

Join Project Noah

Nature School

Nature School

Transform your green space into a curiosity-creating nature classroom!

Visit Nature School

Wildlife Game

Wildlife Game

Defend wildlife throughout the jungle in thrilling nature game!

Play Baboon

Nature & Conservation Organizations

Brands & Mission-Focused Companies