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Comments & ID Thoughts
It was probably about 4 to 5 inches in diameter
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- Submitted: Oct 30, 2018
- Photographed: Oct 29, 2018
- Spider: Theraphosa
- Location: Phantom Canyon Road in Penrose Colorado, Colorado, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes: Dorsal
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Jan 10, 2019
Jan 10, 2019
Bakersfield , 
It was large enough that as I was driving down the road I could see it up ahead. It had to be at least four to five in may be larger in diameter. Wasn’t afraid of me whatsoever! I walked right up on it and took a picture and it just kept right on moving slowly across the road.
This is a tarantula, unsure of what kind exactly.
To me this looks like a Theraphosa stirmi :3
It looks like an Oklahoma brown, they’re one of the very few tarantulas we have in Colorado
This Tarantula is a Aphonopelma hentzi and with the presence of the tibial hooks is a mature male out looking for a lady- October is towards the end of the breeding period for this native USA species.