Bothriocyrtum californicum
(California Trapdoor Spider)

Comments & ID Thoughts

I think It is a huntsman but I have never seen one thats all black with a tan abdomen. It was Huge! When I first noticed it, i thought I heard a mouse! But it was a huge spider! I think it is old...A strange sude note: the spider was covered in webs all iver his body. Once I caught it in a jar, he cleaned off all the webbing and somehow it was in a ball in the edge of the jar and the spider was shiny black lookin brand new!! Very strange all around. I have more pics and a great video of it!

• Submitted by: 
  
  xxadammeltonxx
• Submitted: Mar 15, 2018
• Photographed: Jan 7, 2018
• Spider: Bothriocyrtum californicum (California Trapdoor Spider)
• Sex: 
  
  Male,
• Maturity: 
  Adult
• Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
• Spotted Indoors: Other
• Found in web?: No
• Attributes: