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Photo#346660
it was so big...
Copyright © 2009 mari_ca

it was so big...
Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA
October 25, 2009
Size: 2.5inch, approximately
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Contributed by mari_ca on 25 October, 2009 - 9:26pm
Last updated 30 November, 2009 - 9:54pm

Moved
Moved from Spiders.
… Lynette Schimming, 30 November, 2009 - 9:54pm login or register to post comments

Hmm
I guess I'll take a stab at it...
It resembles both a Nemesiidae and also a Tarantula (Theraphosidae). I doubt it's a tarantula, so maybe it's a Calisoga sp? California seems to be well endowed with both Calisoga and Aphonopelma (among other large spiders, of course). It appears to me that the 'm' shaped design on the dorsal abdomen is quite possibly a scar or scrape and the setae is missing. I'm not so sure that it should be considered when IDing. But I could be wrong. Without more photos of this beaut, I'm afraid that no one will be able to ID to species. I can tell you that it's not a spider to be afraid of. They can be menacing because of their size, but they are truly more afraid of you than you are of them.
… Mandy Howe, 28 October, 2009 - 12:55am login or register to post comments

 
Changed my mind
Probably a tarantula, rather than a Calisoga sp. But I'm not a certified expert or anything, mind you. :)
… Mandy Howe, 29 October, 2009 - 12:21pm login or register to post comments

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