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Unknown Spider

Photo by susan.kirt3
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Field Notes

Description:

On the walkway at Montezuma Well, part of Montezuma Castle National Monument

Habitat:

Desert

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Zenyn
I'm pretty sure it is Aphonopelma because I live in California and have seen a lot of those in the foothills and that's the species we have here.
Yasser
Well, this is definitely a tarantula, but I'm not sure of the exact species. Perhaps Aphonopelma? here's a link that you can explore http://bugguide.net/node/view/63707/bgimage
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PublishedNovember 18, 2010

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