Can you identify what gender a juvenile wolf spider is?

spoper

Arachnosquire
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With adult specimens, I find it a lot easier by looking at pedipalp and abdomen sizes, but can you identify gender in a juvenile? I have a juvenile Pardosa Hortensis, pretty small, and am just curious about whether it's a male or female. The abdomen looks quite round and "fat" but not sure if it's too early to tell?
 

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jbooth

Arachnobaron
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Good luck... You can eventually see the epigastric furrow on larger females sometimes, molts for me have been worthless to try, rip or just too small. As for just appearance, no way.
 
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