Comments & ID Thoughts
Id like to know what kid of spider. Picture taken outside my home in Gunter, TX. Looks like a tarantula to me.
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- Submitted: Jun 12, 2018
- Photographed: Jun 12, 2018
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Gunter, Texas, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Ground layer (leaf litter, dirt, grass, etc)
- Found in web?: Yes
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Same here, although I don’t know what species.
Texas Brown Tarantula, Aphonopelma hentzi. Pretty common. Not aggressive. You’ll probably find a burrow somewhere nearby. Females can live up to 40 years so if a she, she could be around a while.