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

ID Request. San Diego, CA. I'm guessing tarantula but her fuzz is gone? Poor thing was at the bottom of my pool : r/spiders

A Male Trapdoor spider in San Antonio, Texas - Bugs In The News

Native species spotlight: the California Trapdoor Spider - suburban Adventuress

What kind of spiders live in holes in the ground? - Quora

Redback spider - Wikipedia

Orb Weaver Spiders

Chance encounter in country town sparks discovery of new spider species

San Diego Spider Society

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

Native species spotlight: the California Trapdoor Spider - suburban Adventuress

What Happens To Spiders In The Winter? Learn How These Pests Survive

Shut the Front Door! Researchers Find 'Endangered Living Fossil' Trapdoor Spider