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Bugman,
I think your site is great. I used to be terrified of many bugs and had to have someone else remove them from places I lived, especially spiders, but after spending time in Jamaica and almost 2 months in El Salvador I got very used to them. Now I want to identify everything I find. This was a Tarantula I found near my apartment in California on the border of Ventura and Los Angeles Counties, and I was able to catch it and it is now a pet, it is small for a Tarantula, only about 1 1/2 inches for the body length. I know it is a tarantula but would like to know the exact species, I know that may be difficult but any help would be appreciated. Also please feel free to use this image on the site. It is one of the better shots I got of it. Any response would be appreciated. Thanks in Advance,
Joshua Kley
Hi Joshua,
According to Charles Hogue in his wonderful book Insects of the Los Angeles Basin: “Aphonopelma eutylenum is also recognizable by its overall brownish clor and relative hairiness. Aphonopelma reversum tends to be gray-black to black and less hairy.” Our money is on Aphonopelmus reversum.
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