sezra
Arachnosquire
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does anyone know of such a resource? I also would like to learn how to consistently identify males and females.
so males kind of have boxing gloves?On the note of distinguishing males and females—males have bulbous pedipalps, females don't.
Generally speaking, yes, across the board. However, some species can be subtle in difference and it really helps to have a MM and a MF side by side for comparison.so males kind of have boxing gloves?
Is that across the board? as in all true spider species share this trait?
Yes, the "bulbousness" of the pedipalps can vary between species and even the age of the spider (young ones may not show a difference between the genders yet) but with adults it's usually quite easy to tell a mature male from a mature female.Generally speaking, yes, across the board. However, some species can be subtle in difference and it really helps to have a MM and a MF side by side for comparison.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Spiders-Britain-Northern-Europe-Collins/dp/0002199815does anyone know of such a resource? (...)
thanks very much. Thats exactly the sort of thing I'm after