What species of tarantula is this?

Question

I found this spider in the desert about 10 miles north of Lake Mead near Las Vegas, NV about an hour ago. Anyone identify what type of tarantula this is? Thanks!

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa242/justask23/tarantula.jpg

Answer 1

i think its a curly hair tarantula(brachypelma albopilosum)-http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=h...

.hope this helps.

Answer 2

It's a cutie isn't it.  I would say by it's size and markings it's a male.  Species nknown but native to North American desserts.  I saved the pic so I can search it.  I wouldn't mind one as a pet.

Answer 3

Learn to ID spiders, here -

http://www.spideridentification.org/

http://www.usq.edu.au/spider/index.htm

http://www.arachnology.be/pages/Identifi...