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Tarantula - Aphonopelma eutylenum
Copyright © 2010 Nick Richter

Tarantula - Aphonopelma eutylenum
Murrieta, Riverside County, California, USA
October 30, 2010
Size: 2.5"
I don't know how many types of tarantulas live in this area.

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Contributed by Nick Richter on 31 October, 2010 - 9:41pm
Last updated 23 January, 2018 - 2:50pm

Moved
Moved from Aphonopelma.
… Kari J McWest, 23 January, 2018 - 2:50pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… R.J. Adams, 1 November, 2010 - 5:02pm

 
Revision
The large tarantulas in the genus Aphonopelma are currently the subject of a major revision. Until this is finished, it will be almost impossible to definitively identify many of these spiders to species. For now the best thing is to call it "Aphonopelma sp."
… R.J. Adams, 1 November, 2010 - 5:04pm

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