Common Name: Calif. Ebony tarantula

Family: Theraphosidae

Scientific Name: Aphonopelma eutylenum

Size: 25 – 44 mm

Gender: female

Tarantulas stay close to their burrow except for adult males. They leave their burrows during the mating season.
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D1038 (Starr Ranch, Trabuco Cyn, Oragne Co. Ca / 9Sept. 04)