This is a lovely arachnid I encountered in a forested area near my home in northern Guatemala (near the Mexico border). It was about 3-4" long, my hand is actually about 3" above it so as not to alarm it. I know little about tarantulas, but do you think it could be a juvenile Mexican red rump?
This is a mature male, out looking for a female to mate with. It's hard to know exactly which species it is from photos alone, but given the location it could certainly be a Tliltocatl vagans (Mexican red rump). I would have expected a male T. vagans to be a little larger, but males are generally significantly smaller than females are and their size often varies amongst individuals within a certain species.
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