Take a wet,thin brush and gently brush inbetween the book lungs from below or from above. I think this is a female, you just need to unfold the spermatheca
Take a wet,thin brush and gently brush inbetween the book lungs from below or from above. I think this is a female, you just need to unfold the spermatheca
Take a wet,thin brush and gently brush inbetween the book lungs from below or from above. I think this is a female, you just need to unfold the spermatheca
I considered this, too, as I know that Grammostola spermathecae and flaps tend to roll up and hide. Considering the size of the T at 3.5", though, you'd expect the flap to be a little more evident. Also, I can see a round, dark spot of setae just above the center of the furrow, which I believe may be epiandrous fusillae. It'll be interesting to see if you're able to uncover anything by working at it some.
I considered this, too, as I know that Grammostola spermathecae and flaps tend to roll up and hide. Considering the size of the T at 3.5", though, you'd expect the flap to be a little more evident. Also, I can see a round, dark spot of setae just above the center of the furrow, which I believe may be epiandrous fusillae. It'll be interesting to see if you're able to uncover anything by working at it some.
True, but at 3.5" i expect the gonopore and accessory organs to be clearly visible as well.
I do see the possible epiandrous fusillae that you're talking about, but from the inner side of the abdomen i couldn't be too certain if that's what we're looking at, since the exuvia is lit from above, there's next to no transparency from the other side.
I am intrigued by this! I've been considering my G. pulchra as a male for the longest time until i unrolled a spermatheca, though she was at a smaller size than this.
True, but at 3.5" i expect the gonopore and accessory organs to be clearly visible as well.
I do see the possible epiandrous fusillae that you're talking about, but from the inner side of the abdomen i couldn't be too certain if that's what we're looking at, since the exuvia is lit from above, there's next to no transparency from the other side.
I am intrigued by this! I've been considering my G. pulchra as a male for the longest time until i unrolled a spermatheca, though she was at a smaller size than this.
I tried to unroll any possible spermathecae but, as far as I can tell, there are none there.
This is a shot of the exterior of the molt so maybe this will clear things up.
I don't have my macro at hand right now, but will upload more detailed pictures tomorrow if necessary.
I tried to unroll any possible spermathecae but, as far as I can tell, there are none there.
This is a shot of the exterior of the molt so maybe this will clear things up.
I don't have my macro at hand right now, but will upload more detailed pictures tomorrow if necessary.
That exterior shot shows a fairly clear patch of epiandrous fusillae, which are male organs. I actually think that G. pulchra are one of the easiest species to sex ventrally because the EF are almost always easily seen as a close to perfectly round dot just over the epigastric furrow. This and the fact that no spermathecae were unrolled points strongly to male. Of course you'll want to double check subsequent molts, just in case we missed something!
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