Hoga carolinensis sex?

[wolfs79]

Male or female carolinensis just under 3.5 inch legspan.

 

[pannaking22]

I'd say female at that size. Not seeing any swollen palps either. Ventral shot of the epigynum might help.

 

[wolfs79]

Here is the epigynum has this spider has me confused I am udually good at sexing them as well I can't tell if the epigynum is there or juse isn't developed yet?

I did have a male once who was 3.75 inches long who molted into a 4.5 inch monster but he had developed the swollen palps previous molt.

 

[Smokehound714]

female. males develop swollen palps early in life, they dont sclerotize until adulthood

 

[wolfs79]

Thanks very appreciated! so when the males are juveniles do you use a magnifying glass to tell just curious because its hard to tell by just the regular eye.