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Tarantula

Description:

This Tarantula lost a leg. Can you see the space where it used to be?

Habitat:

Desert

1 Species ID Suggestions

valgaavmiko
valgaavmiko 10 years ago
California Brown Tarantula (mature male)
Aphonopelma reversum California Black Tarantula | Encounters with Urban Wildlife | Encounters with Urban Wildlife


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3 Comments

valgaavmiko
valgaavmiko 10 years ago

Iokamoto, it is the second leg on the side facing you. What you should see is the pedipalp, leg I, an empty socket, leg III and IV

lokamoto
lokamoto 10 years ago

I can not see the missing leg. Whose arm is the tarantula crawling up?

valgaavmiko
valgaavmiko 10 years ago

This species has also been listed as Aphonopelma sp. "reversum"

Mammoth Unified School District
Spotted by a stud ent at Mammoth Unified School District

California, USA

Spotted on Oct 23, 2013
Submitted on Oct 23, 2013

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