20160827_143422
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20160827_143422

Poecilotheria Metallica
Looks female to me
Yeah, there are two 'bumps' that are a deep brown. That's the spermatheca. Not only is this female, but it looks like a sexual mature female.
 
P Metallica's are hard to sex, I'm telling you. They're right behind Formosa in difficulty. Advan has some great photos of pics just like this that turned out to be opposite of what everyone thought. He kept them just for the sake of showing people so they won't get their hopes up, or worse... Sell it to someone who needed what you thought you sold them. Ultimately you've got the molt and the scope. You know what ur looking for... You be the judge.
 
@Abyss Yeah, I'm on the fence of sexual maturity myself. They're darkened, but not almost black like you'd expect. I think you're right - they're a bit too opaque to be sexually mature.
 
She's probly about 4.5 inches maybe 5 at this point but it's pure guess. Once she hardens and such I'll get a measurement. So happy to have her. Ordered a pair, 1 confirmed female and one possible male and it turns out its 2 females ha!
 
@EulersK
Clear waspoor word choice tho. They arent black yet an your choice of "opaque" is a far better descriptive then my "clear".

Good call
 

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LG Electronics LG-H900
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