It could be female, but you can't usually see epiandrous fusillae on these until they get to 3 or 3.5" leg span. When they get that big female usually have a very obvious row of white setae along the bulging lip of the epigastric furrow - like this:
When you're in the sexing galleries (either ventral or molt), click the search (magnifying glass) icon in the top right corner, enter the species you're looking for in the box and select "Media - this category" from the drop down, then hit "Search". It will return previous examples of males and females of that species for you to compare.
It could be female, but you can't usually see epiandrous fusillae on these until they get to 3 or 3.5" leg span. When they get that big female usually have a very obvious row of white setae along the bulging lip of the epigastric furrow - like this:
When you're in the sexing galleries (either ventral or molt), click the search (magnifying glass) icon in the top right corner, enter the species you're looking for in the box and select "Media - this category" from the drop down, then hit "Search". It will return previous examples of males and females of that species for you to compare.
I can see the very obvious bulging lip on that epigastric furrow. I guess I would just have to wait to get a complete exuv or wait for it to get to 3-3.5 leg span so I can clearly see the vent.
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