3" Pseudoclamoris gigas [molt sexing]

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  asunshinefix

• Jan 24, 2020

What species is this?

 

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  Andrew345

• Jan 24, 2020

@asunshinefix orange tree spider P.gigas

 

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  asunshinefix

• Jan 24, 2020

Okay, I really can't tell from this photo but I found a really clear shot of what a 3.5" female P. gigas looks like:
https://arachnoboards.com/gallery/0-1-p-gigas.61762/

Are you able to get a better photo? It doesn't have to be so zoomed in, if that helps you get a clearer shot. I'm not sure what species this is, but this is an ideal photo for molt sexing:
https://tomsbigspiders.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/l-itabunae-molt-new.jpg

 

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  MrGhostMantis

• Jan 24, 2020

Actually, it is too dry. How large is the spider? You need to zoom in on the spot between the upper book lungs. Also, it is too blurry.

 

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  Swagg

• Jan 24, 2020

I agree. Too dry and far too blurry to tell. Check out this video. It’s of a different species but the fundamentals still apply.

 

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  Andrew345

• Jan 24, 2020

Yeah i could not find my small microscope and i had a bad phone a while back the T is three inches it just molted and it was easy to open it out but soon it dried up

 

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  Swagg

• Jan 24, 2020

@Andrew345 Word,
See if you can try getting a better picture and post it. Also I doubt you would need a scope at 3”DLS.

 

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  Andrew345

• Jan 24, 2020

@MrGhostMantis i could not find my microscope and i had a bad phone a while ago the tarantula is 3 inches in legs span and the molt was still wet because the T already molted a while ago like last week on Jan 20

 

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  Andrew345

• Jan 24, 2020

@Swagg i could not find my microscope all i had was phone and a magnify glass the molting was so unexpecting i was not prepared the tarantula just molted last sunday. The molt was still moist so i attempted to sex it but i should have used soap and water

 

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  Swagg

• Jan 24, 2020

@Andrew345 10/4