It's a male, but is it mature? It's quite confusing to differentiate Poecilotheria species if they're male since most male Poecilotheria tend to look alike or similar when mature. Chances of proper ID for this one will be challenging. If I had to guess, it appears you have a P. ornata male that's probably at pen-ultimate, but I'm just speculating so don't take my answer as definite. Where did you get it and what was it sold as.
It is not mature. It was obtained from a private party and sold as rufilata. I have my suspicions though as the carapace markings are not consistent. I will get more pictures. I also received a female from the same brood. I'm not sure how to tell which is which without the ventral end. What gives this one away as male, the black stripe on the abdomen?
It is not mature. It was obtained from a private party and sold as rufilata. I have my suspicions though as the carapace markings are not consistent. I will get more pictures. I also received a female from the same brood. I'm not sure how to tell which is which without the ventral end. What gives this one away as male, the black stripe on the abdomen?
Well, it's more of something you get the gist of as you get more experience working with Poecilotheria to tell it's male. If you have a picture of a female from the same sac, then I highly suggest you post a picture of it as it will help you ID this male much easier.
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