Hi i have a lasiodora parahybana. She is my first and only T, got her as a sling about 2 years ago. She has a 6" leg span after her last molt about 2 seeks ago. Last night I noticed she was spinning another mat (bed) w.e you call it lol. Since she just molted 2 weeks ago, there is no way shes going to molt again. So why would she be spinning another mat?
Lasiodora parahybana spinning mat Post molt?
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Nightstalker47
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Probably isn't another molting mat, pictures of what your seeing would help clarify. They will web for a number of reasons, doesn't always indicate an upcoming molt.
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Mine spins a 'mat' every time he eats. Heh.
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could be an MM making a sperm web.
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In 2 years iv only seen mine web for 2 things molting mat and while eating. Even webbing wile eating is new she only started doing that the last few months. This was more like the molting mat but that was last night I just went to get a pic and she has knocked it down. I'll post a pic anyway so you can see whats left
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looks like remnants of a sperm web to me.....your female is a male.
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Sperm web, looks like you have a mature male. Post some more pics but of the T this time. MMs are easy to spot, you should be seeing a much longer legged T with bulbous palps and tibial hooks. Should look like this
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Well i checked her molt awhile back and it had the slit by the back bookings! Was pretty small still when I checked that tho. Maybe it had just got torn idk. When are they usually mature? I wouldnt of thought that would be until they were almost full grown
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I've had mm lps anywhere from 5"-9" but the tribal hooks are a sure sign. That definitely looks like sperm web remnants, you could have caught him upside down under that web hammock charging up his man parts last night
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oh boy....all ts have a slit in the same place, what you need to look for is reproductive parts, which on a female will be raised.
That is full grown for a male...sounds like you bought into the exaggerrated sizes sellers post to move ts. An adult female tops at 7-8". Anything bigger is a freak.
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Yep, that's a mature male, no question about it. Look at the bulbous palps in the last pic. 6" is a bit on the smaller end of the spectrum but not unusual.