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Ravine Trapdoor Spider - Nashville, TN, USA - Cyclocosmia truncata - female

Ravine Trapdoor Spider - Nashville, TN, USA - Cyclocosmia truncata - Female
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
September 7, 2017
Size: 1.625" diagonally
Large female Cyclocosmia truncata discovered when digging soil to plant annual flowers in a rotating display garden bed. This garden bed's soil is routinely amended and is relatively balanced in makeup/structure. This bed is also heavily irrigated, so soil stays fairly moist. Location is in Nashville near the Belle Meade area of Davidson County on the border of Percy Warner Park.

This individual is very docile.


Image is a focus stack composite of multiple images.

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