Subject: Unknown large spider
Geographic location of the bug: Western Sierra Nevada foothills
Date: 09/30/2017
Time: 03:06 PM EDT
Could you tell me what this spider is?
How you want your letter signed: Jesse
Dear Jesse,
This Tarantula might be Aphonopelma eutylenum, a species found in California and represented on BugGuide. This Reddit image is described as a “California Ebony Tarantula (Aphonopelma eutylenum).”
