Giant vinegaroons

[Herp13]

Oh, thats pretty

 

[Herp13]

How much do you pay for those in Europe?

 

[Kevin_Davies]

How much do you pay for those in Europe?

I cant remember exactly? It was around €15-20 altogether.

 

[tyrel]

Kevin, Is that one in your picture female?

 

[Kevin_Davies]

Kevin, Is that one in your picture female?

Im not sure? I wasnt told when I bought it, is there a way I could tell?

 

[Herp13]

Are they kinda like soiders in the sense that the bigger abdomen means it's a female and the smaller abdomen means it's male?

 

[Wade]

Are they kinda like soiders in the sense that the bigger abdomen means it's a female and the smaller abdomen means it's male?

Nope. Abdomen size only reflects how much they've eaten! That's trure for most spiders too, although adult males of many species are overall smaller than females.

Typically, adult male vinegaroons will have much bigger pedipalps ("claws") than the female, although this is not very obvious on immature specimens. A better way to check is by examining the underside of the abdomen. The first segment of the male's is pointed and overlaps the second segment while the females is more rounded. There's a good thread (but old) here somewhere that has photos (that's where I learned this method).

There are some more recent threads showing courtship, breeding, eggsacs and babies! Try the "search this forum" button. There's been some good stuff on vinegaroons recently.

Wade

 

[Herp13]

Oh, ok, i was just guessing. I'm kinda new to inverts anyways