A. hentzi?

[AnAngryBull]

My wife just purchased this MM “Texas Giant Tarantula” (she didnt know that MM’s die pretty quick). It was caught locally in Sam Houston National Park out in Conroe TX. Does everyone agree its A. hentzi?

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[MassExodus]

Agreed, it looks like one..several Aphonopelma look similar, especially mature males. Its not an anax, which I think is the closest relative, regionally? Did you research sp. in your area? I'd Google Aphonopelma Revision. Theres a map of known locations, sp. descriptions, pics, etc. It's a fantastic read, researched and created by some spider geniuses. I go back to it a lot. But yeah, probably hentzi.