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California Tarantula

Photo by cancerbymoon
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Field Notes

Description:

Black tarantula

Habitat:

Desert and shrubs hills

Species ID Suggestions

Tarantula (male)

Aphonopelma sp.

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BugEric
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Comments (1)
BugEric
It is impossible to identify these to species without looking at the specimen under a microscope.
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PublishedJuly 27, 2013

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