
Comments & ID Thoughts
I have no clue on what kind of spider this is. I’m guessing a member of the tarantula family?
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- Submitted: Feb 27, 2018
- Photographed: Feb 26, 2018
- Spider: Euctenizidae (Wafer-lid Trapdoor Spiders)
- Location: San Antonio , Texas, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes: Dorsal
Hi, welcome to Spider ID. 🙂 I’m not as familiar with Mygalomorphs as I’d like to be, but I think your spider has a striking resemblance to a Southwestern Trapdoor Spider (Eucteniza relata).
https://bugguide.net/node/view/874312/bgpage
Thanks! I believe you are right!