Those palps look quite swollen. I’m with @boina in thinking this could be a MM
This would indicate a mature male. They lose the pink tips when the pedipalps develop the emboli, a male's sex organs, at their ultimate moult.Very little, an i mean little. Like when you see a cartoon dip a toe in cold water little. The color is closer to almost the underside of the leg. Unlike the rest, where they seem like as if it had her nails done.
I must of looked wrong at the last molt. I thought this was a female. Here are some more pictures. Sorry they're not the best, it wasn't to happy to be disturbed. an jumped from my hand to girlfriends leg. Tried to get a underside shot, but the thing has scratches all over it. Although, when carefully looked at...its joints are showing splitting as the new exo is growing in the current. Previous pictures do show a darker abdomenat their ultimate moult.
That last photo definitely looks like a MM’s pedipalps with palpal bulbs to me.I must of looked wrong at the last molt. I thought this was a female. Here are some more pictures. Sorry they're not the best, it wasn't to happy to be disturbed. an jumped from my hand to girlfriends leg. Tried to get a underside shot, but the thing has scratches all over it. Although, when carefully looked at...its joints are showing splitting as the new exo is growing in the current. Previous pictures do show a darker abdomen
That ventral shot clearly shows a mature male. I can see the emboli on the ends of his palps.Tried to get a underside shot, but the thing has scratches all over it. Although, when carefully looked at...its joints are showing splitting as the new exo is growing in the current. Previous pictures do show a darker abdomen
Awesome, thank you all. I will make him more comfortable. I appreciate all the expertise an reference s. I down sized his home for now. Drilled holes for proper air flow. Again this isn't a permanent home. Its got some in it, so he can climb and hide . As well as having many anchor points to web. Now I just need to hydrate n wait for molt.The underside of a female's (or juvenile's) palps would look the same as the feet. Below is my mature female Avicularia avicularia.