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I spotted this deceased spider after work today. Located in Murrieta, Ca. About 1.5 hours south of Los Angeles. The diameter of the curled up spider is approx. 1 inch. Which is larger than I’ve seen around here, other than the occasional tarantula. Any ideas as to what kind of spider this is? Thank you!
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- Submitted: Jan 22, 2024
- Photographed: Jan 22, 2024
- Spider: Bothriocyrtum californicum (California Trapdoor Spider)
- Location: Murrieta, Ca, California, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes: Ventral
Mar 15, 2018
Jan 7, 2018
Los Angeles, 
I think this is a male trapdoor spider. It is likely to be a male California trapdoor spider because I can see a large notch in its right front leg…https://bugguide.net/node/view/358688/bgimage
Thank you for taking and uploading the photo, it’s interesting. It’s the kind of thing I would take a photo of too, no matter how much it embarrasses my family. 😉 There’s a note inside the link Nod added that says this species holds a “Strongest Spider in the World” Guinness World Record! They live underground and need to come up when it rains to avoid drowning. Something clearly went wrong for this one.