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I found both dead after the high winds and rain we had. One was in the bottom of our dry pool we are redoing and the other about 10ft away from pool in the dirt. Can’t find a similar picture to identify. Never seen one until now. Lived here 5 years.
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- Submitted: Jan 14, 2018
- Photographed: Jan 14, 2018
- Spider: Bothriocyrtum californicum (California Trapdoor Spider)
- Sex:
Male, - Maturity:Adult
- Location: Spring valley 91977, California, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.),Low foliage (shrubs, herbs, garden, excluding flowers)
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes: Dorsal
Jan 14, 2018
Jan 14, 2018
Spring Valley 91977, 
Hi, welcome to Spider ID. 🙂 We’ve had an unusually high amount of ID requests for these the past few days… :/ I need to find out if it’s related to the weather or mating season, it has at least appeared to be all males. These appear to be California Trapdoor Spiders (Bothriocyrtum californicum).