Spermathecae or male accessory organs?
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Spermathecae or male accessory organs?

Plesiopelma sp. Bolivia, 2" and therefore a larger juvenile (species maxes out at 3"). Are these really spermathecae or are these male accessory glands? I couldn't find a pic to compare.
@KezyGLA That's what I thought. I've two and from ventral I had this one pegged as male and the other one as female, so that's another reason I'm leaning toward accessory organs, too.
 

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Spermathecae sexing (Molts)
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