Definitely not A. hentzi. Setae on the abdomen are a little too reddish, and the carapace seems too light compared to every one ive seen in my yard (theyre the only tarantulas native to my state).
The bulcky chelicerae make me think it is Aphonopelma anax and not albiceps. Brahypelma albiceps chelicerae are usually all black. These are a slight gold. However that setae on abdomen does look too red. Maybe lighting or recent molt? I am pretty sure it is indeed anax though
I agree with Kezy (once again) - I've seen some color variation in A. anax and some are more colorful than others especially shortly after a molt (and I've mistaken an A. anax for a B. albiceps before and I try to learn from my mistakes). And I'd say the setae are too brownish for a B. albiceps but that's difficult to say because of lighting etc.
I agree with Aphonopelma. Looks a lil too hirsute for anax, though, which are not near as hirsute and come from a South Texas only. I believe it's hentzi, the most common Aphonopelma... Color is an unreliable characteristic for identification for many reasons, especially in pics. Lighting, age, molt cycle, locality color variants etc. all have to be taken into consideration when IDing based on color.
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