Avicularia purpurea 2" DLS
ladyratri

Avicularia purpurea 2" DLS

First time trying to sex a molt, do I have the right area/right side? Do I need more magnification? Thanks for any help!
When they're this small you'll usually need more magnification to see spermathecae if they're there - or using a camera that takes good macro photos. The spermathecae are often still opaque and don't show up well using a regular camera or phone camera.
 
You do have it laid out correctly and took pics of the right area!
 
It's looking that way. I always check a couple of subsequent molts just to make sure I didn't miss something the first time, though!
Thanks! We will double check if it lets me have another nice intact one in the future. :)
 

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