Tarantula

According to the research there is only one species known in Arkansas and that is the Texas Brown Tarantula (has multiple common names). You can see the wiki page here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphonopelma_hentzi However viewing photos and various pages, it seems that some are seeing these to come in many color variations of browns and blacks.

Wow great Find.

Great spotting. I had no idea there were tarantulas in Arkansas. Here are a few resources I found you might be interested in: http://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=2625 http://www.naturalheritage.com/citizen-science/past_projects/tarantula.aspx

Was this guy wild?? I only know them from California.

What a beauty!