Bothriocyrtum californicum
(California Trapdoor Spider)

Picture ID 3831

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Is this a trapp door spider? Found In my bedroom. So scary

Submitted by:
anhthu111
Submitted: Jan 11, 2018
Photographed: Jan 11, 2018
Spider: Bothriocyrtum californicum (California Trapdoor Spider)
Sex:
Male,
Maturity:
Adult
Location: Yorba linda, California, United States
Spotted Indoors: Other
Found in web?: No
Attributes: Dorsal

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ItsyBitsy

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January 11, 2018 10:48 am

Hi, welcome to Spider ID. 🙂 Yes, I’d tentatively say this is a California Trapdoor Spider (Bothriocyrtum californicum) though I’m not as well versed in Mygalomorphae as I’d like to be. We’ve had several ID requests for these recently.
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