Comments & ID Thoughts
Is this a fake tarantula
Or real? Pebble beach California
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- Submitted: Dec 12, 2019
- Photographed: Dec 11, 2019
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Pebble beach , California, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Under rock, log, or debris
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
Fake tarantula or real ? Under bark no web
Not sure what you mean by “fake tarantula” but it’s either an Aphonopelma tarantula or a Trapdoor Spider. Aphonopelma tarantulas are very hairy (this spider doesn’t look quite hairy enough) whereas Trapdoor Spiders are less hairy. But Aphonopelma shed their hairs when stressed or threatened.