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Please help to ID a T-ling finded just today on a wall of the garden of my house.
I am located in the edges of Mexico city, so this T-ling do migrate walking to my house from the wild mountain where is located my house.
Exact lenght without legs is of: 2.3 centimeters or 0.905 inches. Thanks.
Well, I'm not sure which species this is, but you can see in the profile (side) picture you posted that it is a mature male and not a spiderling.
 
Well, I'm not sure which species this is, but you can see in the profile (side) picture you posted that it is a mature male and not a spiderling.
Thank you so much for clarify this about of the sex he belongs! Do you say about of the tibial hook and emboli in this picture? Thanks.
 
Thank you so much for clarify this about of the sex he belongs! Do you say about of the tibial hook and emboli in this picture? Thanks.
Yes, the modified pedipalps (with emboli) can be seen in the profile picture. You can't see the tibial hooks well, but I'm sure they're there.
I'm not 100% certain that this is actually a tarantula - the spikes on the legs are unusual and it seems to be lacking tarsal pads, so it may be another kind of mygalomorph but I'm not sure. In the US we have what are called "false tarantulas", such as those in the genus Calisoga, so it may be something like that.
 
Yes, the modified pedipalps (with emboli) can be seen in the profile picture. You can't see the tibial hooks well, but I'm sure they're there.
I'm not 100% certain that this is actually a tarantula - the spikes on the legs are unusual and it seems to be lacking tarsal pads, so it may be another kind of mygalomorph but I'm not sure. In the US we have what are called "false tarantulas", such as those in the genus Calisoga, so it may be something like that.
Thank you so much again for share this information, i have learned a lot about this individual of spider!
I do not knowed nothing before about of the existence of the species of spiders you said, and i am sure that this spider (that by my fault i confuse it with a true Tarantula) just belongs to a some species of spiders named as "false Tarantulas" due by their look. Thanks again for this information!
 
Thank you so much again for share this information, i have learned a lot about this individual of spider!
I do not knowed nothing before about of the existence of the species of spiders you said, and i am sure that this spider (that by my fault i confuse it with a true Tarantula) just belongs to a some species of spiders named as "false Tarantulas" due by their look. Thanks again for this information!
I'm not sure that it isn't a true tarantula, it just seems like a possibility that it's not. Hopefully someone that knows more about the spiders in that area will share their knowledge with us.
 
It looks like Magnacarina aldana without the orange urdicating hair patch, so cute 😍 hopefully he finds his girl 🥰
 
It looks like Magnacarina aldana without the orange urdicating hair patch, so cute 😍 hopefully he finds his girl 🥰
Thank you very much for your help for ID a very very similar looking species of this spider! Both of them have a very similar looking species indeed! I leaved him alone just in the same place i finded him, possibly he can be able of find his female soon. Thanks.
 

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