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Field Notes

Description:

Roughly an inch long, black with gold flecks. Appears to be female.

Notes:

Looks very much like a tarantula and not a true spider, but I don't know of any tarantulas native to Tennessee. Please help me identify.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
valgaavmiko
This is a trapdoor spider, family Ctenizidae. They are mygalomorphs just like tarantulas which is why it doesn't look too much like a true spider.

Spotted for Missions

Mission
WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
Mission
International Spider Survey
Mission
Spiders of Tennessee
Photographed
PublishedOctober 29, 2013

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