0.1 P. sp Platyomma L8

She is a boy. See the fuchsia/light purple coloration the femurs? That's a sub-adult male 2 molts from maturity.

xenesthis said:

She is a boy. See the fuchsia/light purple coloration the femurs? That's a sub-adult male 2 molts from maturity.

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Not at all, mate, she is a female who is now almost 12 years old.

taranbandido said:

Not at all, mate, she is a female who is now almost 12 years old.

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Wow! An exception for the species. Most females will not sport that color in their femurs. I guess this is why the taxonomists tell us repeatedly "don't use color" for species identification and in some cases gender identification. All of my "platyomma" females dating back to the '90s, have had dark brown femurs. Only their carapace had the pink/fuchsia coloration. Maybe she is not 100% pure "playtomma". Maybe a hybrid due to people mixing up labels.