4-5inch C. lividium question

[Matttoadman]

I am Looking at a 4-5 inch C. lividium. It looks to be in need of a molt, bald abdomen, balding carapace, dark brown black with hints of blue on the femurs. Could this be a female? At this size, if it was a male wouldnt it be starting to get leggy?

 

[Chris LXXIX]

You are looking because "we" not, man

Anyway at such a size there's IMO no need for 'Sherlock' the exuvia, for that 0.1 are blue, while 1.0 aren't exactly that stunning blue like females specimen are

Female:
http://sebastiani.altervista.org/Haplopelma lividum (femmina) foto 06.htm

Male:
http://sebastiani.altervista.org/Haplopelma lividum maschio foto 3.htm

Difference is evident :-s

 

[14pokies]

O/W Ts don't go bald..

The only thing I can think is maybe a super old MM..

 

[Matttoadman]

O/W Ts don't go bald..

The only thing I can think is maybe a super old MM..

. Hmmm. Kind of looked like the fuzzy stuff rubbed off a plastic toy. Like the purple cat skeletor road on back in day. Sort of like this pic I borrowed from the net

 

[14pokies]

Its not terribly uncommon for imlorts to come in missing hair from the patella and prosoma from building burrows in rocky or rooted areas.. It's the bald abdomen that has me some what puzzled..

O/W Ts don't have urticating hairs like N/Ws so they don't develop bald spots on the abdomen.. I have seen old Mature males that have a sort of bald appearance to the abdomen because of age but thats it..

 

[Matttoadman]

I'll have to look again. Perhaps I was assuming bald because that is so common in t's.

 

[Matttoadman]

I got a pic of it from earlier sept.

 

[14pokies]

View attachment 221533 I got a pic of it from earlier sept.

Your guess as to it's gender is as good as mine my man.. Light plays funny on blue Ts.. Its deffinately not a mature male thats for sure..