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Aphonopelma
A large black spider (2.5-3 inches with legs) with reddish hairs on body and legs
Lower area of a California mountain where pine trees were growing
Spotted on Mar 21, 2015
Submitted on Mar 22, 2015
2 Comments
Thank you Ashley
All the tarantulas in the US are genus Aphonopelma, in some areas they are very hard to ID to species without looking at the genitalia