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Tarantula

Orphnaecus sp.

Photo by AlbertKang
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Field Notes

Description:

Quite a big Spider, around 4 cm in size.
Heavy too as the leaf was weighed down by it.

Species ID Suggestions

Thailand Black Tarantula

Haplopelma minax

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Caleb Steindel
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No common name

Orphnaecus sp.

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StefanPhalagorn
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Comments (3)
AlbertKang
My apology, @venusflytrap2000, another Group I posted this picture to, they are into Spiders and they ID it to Orphnaecus. Thanks, @StefanPhalagorn for the ID suggestion :)
AlbertKang
Thanks, @venusflytrap2000 for the ID :)

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PublishedJune 16, 2014

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