Poecilotheria ornata [ventral sexing]

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  Arachnophoric

• Dec 23, 2019

Depending on the size (~2.5" and up), P. ornata are very sexually dimorphic and can be reliably sexed from a dorsal image. I wouldn't be confident trying to sex with this image, post a dorsal shot if you can.

 

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  MirzaMicha

• Dec 23, 2019

It just ran in her tube again it's really very skittish I do have a picture of it in its tube where you can see the markings could that work?

 

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  Arachnophoric

• Dec 23, 2019

@MirzaMicha Potentially, wouldn't hurt to try. A female will have very darkly defined/contrasting patterning on the carapace and abdomen, while males take on a much more uniformly drab green coloration and progressively lose their patterning as they grow in size.

 

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  MirzaMicha

• Dec 23, 2019

Here it is

 

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  T fan

• Dec 26, 2019

Since it’s this size you can already accurately dorsal sex it.

 

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  T fan

• Dec 26, 2019

Way easier than this