What are these 'trapdoor spiders' spotted around San Diego?

Sometimes mistaken for small tarantulas, ‘trapdoor spiders’ are native to Southern California.

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Species delimitation, biogeography, and natural history of dwarf funnel web spiders (Mygalomorphae, Hexurellidae, Hexurella) from the United States / Mexico borderlands

Texas Spiders: How Homeowners Can Protect Loved Ones

Phylogenetic treatment and taxonomic revision of the trapdoor spider genus Aptostichus Simon (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Euctenizidae)

The Ten Creepiest Spiders of North America - Cool Green Science

A Male Trapdoor Spider from Austin, Texas - Bugs In The News

Along came a spider and it opened a door: A special arachnid is emerging in the Northwest just in time for Halloween

Bothriocyrtum californicum, California Trapdoor Spider, (C…

A molecular phylogeny of the Chinese Sinopoda spiders (Sparassidae, Heteropodinae): implications for taxonomy [PeerJ]

Southern California spiders you may be seeing in fall - Los Angeles Times

Spider San Diego Zoo Animals & Plants