poecilotheria metallica female or male?.jpeg
heylolya

poecilotheria metallica female or male?.jpeg

She's already ten centimeters.But there are still black stripes on her belly.I wonder what gender it is?
thank you !but I still wonder about the black stripes……some people say that if they are females, they should lose their black stripes on abdomen
To be honest, I'm not familiar enough with Pokies to say if that's accurate or not. Generally speaking, however, sexual dimorphism (difference in appearance between the sexes) can only reliably be used in sexing mature specimens. Prior to maturing, males and females are usually indistinguishable visually (with the exception of epiandrous fusillae being present in males - which is what we look for here).
 
To be honest, I'm not familiar enough with Pokies to say if that's accurate or not. Generally speaking, however, sexual dimorphism (difference in appearance between the sexes) can only reliably be used in sexing mature specimens. Prior to maturing, males and females are usually indistinguishable visually (with the exception of epiandrous fusillae being present in males - which is what we look for here).
thanks!
 

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Epiandrous fusillae sexing (Not Molts)
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