Another underside sexing query

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Arachnoprince
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This is the underside of the A. versi I posted in the "Future of the hobby" thread. Due to it's molt shredding tendency, I've been unable to sex it yet. The pictures aren't the best, but they're the best I could come up with. So, what do you think? Male or female?

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Arachnoprince
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Closer, but not necessarily clearer. Sorry for the poor quality.

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My inclination is to say female. My versi around the same size as yours and I think it's a male. The slit is shorter and there's none of the epigynal plate development/sclerotisation I think you can see on your pics.
 

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To tell you the truth ,you really need a magnifying glass
to be acurate.
J.P version 1.0 And I are pretty good at sexing that way,but for most you need the glass.


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Arachnoprince
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I've heard Avic's are hard to sex using this method, but it looks female to me.

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Well thanks guys. I don't feel quite so bad about not being able to tell on my own now. I hope the consensus is correct. I've got enough young ones to be sure of a male for her.

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