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Aphonopelma sp? - Aphonopelma anax

Aphonopelma sp? - Aphonopelma anax
Teniente Tract, Lower Rio Grande Valley NWR, Willacy County, Texas, USA
October 20, 2013
Aphonopelma moderatum or hentzi? Maybe another sp? Can someone ID? Thanks

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Aphonopelma sp? - Aphonopelma anax Aphonopelma sp? - Aphonopelma anax

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Aphonopelma species.
It appears that this is a female. Odd since they usually hide away. The coloration is more like hentzi but it is hard to separate them apart. A. moderatum has more orange color on the carapace. However, Aphonopelmas are extremely hard to identify.

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