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Photo#731147
Tarantula, dorsal - Aphonopelma hentzi - male

Tarantula, dorsal - Aphonopelma hentzi - Male
Kirtland AFB, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
October 18, 2012
Size: 34.7 mm (sans legs/palps)
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This tartanula was found on a road on Kirtland AFB, NM (Mount Washington 7.5’ quadrangle). It has been preserved so as to retain a life-like appearance by soaking it for 3 weeks each in denatured alcohol then acetone, then allowing it to dry. The cited length is from the back of its abdomen to the front of its fangs.

ID confirmation is appreciated.

This image is derived from a stack of 60 images with a 0.68 mm step taken with a macro lens at F8, and processed with CombineZP software.

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Tarantula, dorsal - Aphonopelma hentzi - male Tarantula, ventral - Aphonopelma hentzi - male

Moved
Moved from Desert Blond Tarantula.

Keys to Aphonopelma hentzi(1)

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