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Comments & ID Thoughts
Some type of Aphonopelma.
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- Submitted: Aug 25, 2019
- Photographed: Jul 22, 2019
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Los Angeles , California, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Ground layer (leaf litter, dirt, grass, etc)
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
About 4 inches long. This tarantula was attempting to cross the street in a residential canyon area, near a popular hiking spot, in Los Angeles. We stopped cars & another driver helped – used a plastic stick to help it along gently & safely. At first it froze in place but eventually moved across the street in its original direction with the help of the very gentle prodding. It seemed docile & compliant. Almost pet-like. (Also, no signs of defensive behaviors like I’ve read about, but we didn’t attempt to handle it). We’ve been living & hiking here for about… Read more »