Grammostola pulchripes [molt sexing]

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  viator80

• Jan 5, 2020

 

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  viator80

• Jan 5, 2020

https://imgur.com/a/kXS4yaw

 

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  Vanessa

• Jan 5, 2020

Size?

 

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  viator80

• Jan 5, 2020

@Vanessa it’s small. If you click on the imgur link the last pic shows the size. Maybe 1.5 in.

 

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  Vanessa

• Jan 5, 2020

I'm going with male for now, but keep checking. They're still small.

 

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  viator80

• Jan 5, 2020

@Vanessa thanks. I wasn’t sure how size affected sexing.

 

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  Vanessa

• Jan 5, 2020

@viator80 Size makes a huge difference. Neither sexual organs are fully developed at the smaller sizes. And even when spermathecae are present they are very pale and difficult to see. Backlighting the exuvia, like you've done, often makes them more visible but it is not a guarantee.

 

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  viator80

• Jan 5, 2020

@Vanessa thanks!

 

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  viator80

• Jan 5, 2020

@Vanessa I was wondering if this could be the spermatheca?https://imgur.com/a/g3OVLJz

 

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  MrGhostMantis

• Jan 6, 2020

Yup, looks female.