What kind of spider is this?
Hello, I found this spider here in our office in Northern California. Are you able to identify what kind of spider this is? Thank you.
San Mateo County California insect issues urban integrated pest management spiders
1 Response
To whom it may concern,
This appears to be a wandering male of the common California tarantula, Aphonopelma species. They are commonly encountered in coastal mountains and the Sierra foothills during autumn. More info here: http://nature.berkeley.edu/~callobius/cbcstuff/common_spiders/big_spi_quilt.html
http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7442.html
Best regards,
Andrew
