P Victorii sexually dimorphic?

Hoops71

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Have two P Victorii which have matured into what I believe are 2 males (thats typical of my luck!) but one looks slightly chunkier on the legs and pedipalps, and has more red hairs on its back legs than the other BUT they both have small, lemon shaped abdomens, so is there a chance Ive sexed it wrongly? Is there a clear difference between the sexes (like P Irminia for example)? Anybody got any pics of both sexes for side by side comparison?
I live in hope! :D
Would post my own pics but as soon as I go near their encolsures they disapear.
 

viper69

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Have two P Victorii which have matured into what I believe are 2 males (thats typical of my luck!) but one looks slightly chunkier on the legs and pedipalps, and has more red hairs on its back legs than the other BUT they both have small, lemon shaped abdomens, so is there a chance Ive sexed it wrongly? Is there a clear difference between the sexes (like P Irminia for example)? Anybody got any pics of both sexes for side by side comparison?
I live in hope! :D
Would post my own pics but as soon as I go near their encolsures they disapear.
I think CEC has both, check his thread. I THINK there is dimorphism but can’t recall completely.
 

Hoops71

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I think CEC has both, check his thread. I THINK there is dimorphism but can’t recall completely.
Cheers viper, I thought so too. But this T looks like a male hiding in female clothing. :mask:
 

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Mature males are a drab green colour with a reddish abdomen, females and immature males will have the half-and-half black/red colouration
 

Hoops71

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Mature males are a drab green colour with a reddish abdomen, females and immature males will have the half-and-half black/red colouration
Definately got one male and probably a young female or juve then, as this latter one has the reddish back legs. Both the same size and age though. As a sidenote, the male molted twice in a matter of a month too which Ive never seen before, and I dont mean from juve colouration to adult, I mean adult colouration to adult colouration. Bizzare huh? (This happened about three months ago and he's still very active and feeding).
 
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