Reclusa gave me a MM LP to try and pair with my LP, which I am pretty sure is female (recently molted in other owner's care, and he said female, ventral signs point to female, and comparing the two body shapes of equal sized Ts, also looks female).
She finally crept up to his container in shark tank. After a bit, I carefully removed his container and let him crawl down. He drummed. She seemed to take interest, moved towards him. Then she charged him, he jumped back. I don't think she tagged him, he was recovered and re-homed. If I could say a spider was shaken, he was!!! He sure got the heck out asap!
So, I suppose I'll let them try again. I guess he would know if the other spider was a female? I reviewed the few ventral pictures I took, and there is webbing in the way of the important bits in the photos. The naked eye assessment was better.
Marga
She finally crept up to his container in shark tank. After a bit, I carefully removed his container and let him crawl down. He drummed. She seemed to take interest, moved towards him. Then she charged him, he jumped back. I don't think she tagged him, he was recovered and re-homed. If I could say a spider was shaken, he was!!! He sure got the heck out asap!
So, I suppose I'll let them try again. I guess he would know if the other spider was a female? I reviewed the few ventral pictures I took, and there is webbing in the way of the important bits in the photos. The naked eye assessment was better.
Marga