Help me with Cupiennius salei sexing!

[Lopez]

Hi guys,

Compared to tarantulas, I have very little knowledge about "true spiders"

These two C.salei both moulted a couple of weeks ago. Before moulting they both looked pretty similar to me.
Now they look like this:

Now, I know you get a lot of colour varieties in Cupiennius spp, but could these be male and female? I can't really see if the second spider actually has palpal emboli but they certainly look very swollen in comparison to the other (much bolder coloured one)

All help appreciated!

 

[Steven]

my guess:

-female
-male

another molt or 2 and it will be more clear i guess

 

[cacoseraph]

those aren't man palps on #2?

awesome spiders, btw!

that must have been awesome to have them go so dimorphic on you

 

[Lopez]

those aren't man palps on #2?

I can't really tell, it sits at a funny angle and doesn't stay still long!

 

[cacoseraph]

all my fast guys will strike the most awesome poses... *until* i go for a camera =P

 

[Bastian Drolshagen]

my guess:

-female
-male

another molt or 2 and it will be more clear i guess

Steven is right u got 1.1 U can see that from the different coloration. the males are are not that dark...Nice spiders...my females died a week ago

 

[Lopez]

Guess I should have a good look at the male to check for palpal bulbs then