Tarantula on a fire road in East Las Virgenes Canyon at Ahmanson Ranch (Upper Las Virgenes Canyon

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Tarantula on a fire road in East Las Virgenes Canyon at Ahmanson Ranch (Upper Las Virgenes Canyon Open Space Preserve). Autumn is when maturing male tarantulas (Aphonopelma spp.) wander about in search of a mate. October 23, 2013.

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