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Spider was the size of a U.S. quarter. It moved at a slow crawl crossing asphalt road. Trapdoor spider?
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- Submitted: Jan 22, 2018
- Photographed: Jan 21, 2018
- Spider: Ctenizidae (Cork-lid Trapdoor Spiders)
- Location: Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: No
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Mar 8, 2018
Mar 8, 2018
Augusta , 
Whoa, he’s a radiant fellow! I’m not well acquainted with Mygalomorphae … but this looks to me like it might be a California Trapdoor Spider (Bothriocyrtum californicum). They’re typically a lot darker than this, black even. I have to wonder if he’s freshly molted. Maybe someone will be along eventually who knows them better than me with more insight.