Male tarantula, Aphonopelma sp. in Chihuahuan Desert in Organ Mountains–Desert Peaks National Monument, New Mexico, USA

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Male tarantula, Aphonopelma sp., seeking female to mate with on an October walkabout on an asphalt road, Aguirre Spring Campground in Organ Mountains–Desert Peaks National Monument in the Chihuahuan Desert near Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA

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Photo credit: © Lee Rentz / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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