Grammostola Pulchripes male or female?
Tyler7131994

Grammostola Pulchripes male or female?

One of my Grammostola Pulchripes just molten the other day. Can someone tell me if this is a male or female?
Really, it looked like there was a small indication of a flap in between the top set of book lungs. Is that what it's supposed to look like for a male?
 
@Tyler7131994 I'm not seeing what you are seeing unless you're talking about that tiny triangle area on the exuvium.....it doesn't look like a flap, though....how big is this specimen (leg span wise)?
 
A flap would be much more obvious, like if you shoved a coin just a bit into tightly stretched cling wrap and then pulled it out again. I pretty sure that's right, but confirmation from more experienced ones would be good.
 
@Tyler7131994 give it another molt or two..... spermatheca darkens with each molt. Also, the flao would be more "prominent" (grows bigger), as well. From the pic you presented I say male. If you can get a high resolution pic on the exuvium it would be much easier to tell but I still think male....
 

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