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Seen on a hike Indian Canyon oasis, Palm Springs, CA. Tarantula? Any further species ID possible? Thank you!
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- Submitted: Dec 19, 2025
- Photographed: Dec 19, 2025
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Palm Springs, California, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Desert area
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
I think this is Aphonopelma chalcodes, Desert tan tarantula. Very common throughout the southwest.
Species Aphonopelma chalcodes – Desert Blond Tarantula – BugGuide.Net
I am not confident enough for an exact ID, but definitely a tarantula, and a male by the looks of it – you can definitely see at least one tibial hook, on the front right leg.