Lasiodora Striatipes Ventral
Sen L

Lasiodora Striatipes Ventral

What do you guys think the gender is? Around 2" dls
I'm going male. Basing this on book lung spacing. There appears to be a straight line instead of an opening in the exuvium and if I'm not mistaken, it looks like you can start to see the formation of epiandrous fusillae.
 
Both males and females of this genus are leggy at that size. That is not an accurate determination of sex until they are mature.
 
@Sen L Not a clue. I was 100% sure my Lasiodora difficilis was male until she reached 3" and her spermathecae was all of a sudden very obvious.
That is the magic size, in my opinion, for tarantulas who reach 6+". Give it another couple of moults and it might be far easier to tell.
 
@Sen L of course @VanessaS is right. Ventral sexing is a guess at sex. Some folks are better than others and more accurate when doing so. The only 100% sure way to sex is via molt. :)
 

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