Phormingochilus arboricola : behavior

[vounti]

At that size, you can probably sex them just by color:

Lampropelma sp. 'Borneo' sexual dimorphism

Lampropelma sp. 'Borneo' males start showing tarsus and metatarsus coloring early as two inches. 2" Male Leg I tarsus and metatarsus 2" Female Leg I tarsus and metatarsus By 3" the males other legs have gained the colors......... 3" Male 3" Female When the...

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i had no idea it was possible
I can't check since it's VEERY well hidden but it was sold as confirmed female. I'll contact the seller if I ever sex it as male. Thank you very much

 

[campj]

Chilobrachys sp. Kaeng Krachan

These are super cool also. I've got a big female, she has been holed up for the last few weeks and just molted, but it's usually out and doing all kinds of renovations on the living space. Very fast spider, very attractive, great eater.

 

[l4nsky]

At that size, you can probably sex them just by color:

Lampropelma sp. 'Borneo' sexual dimorphism

Lampropelma sp. 'Borneo' males start showing tarsus and metatarsus coloring early as two inches. 2" Male Leg I tarsus and metatarsus 2" Female Leg I tarsus and metatarsus By 3" the males other legs have gained the colors......... 3" Male 3" Female When the...

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Wait, were you able to tell the difference with yours when you were raising the slings up? The reason I ask is there has been consistent confusion between Lampropelma nigerrimum and Phormingochilus arboricola over the years and at one point P. arboricola was even classified as a subspecies of L. nigerrimum. Now, Lampropelma nigerrimum is well known to be easily sexed by coloration at an early age, but I don't remember reading anywhere that P. arboricola also exhibited this same early sexual dimorphism (the link provided also muddies the waters as there are pictures that potentially show both species). Not doubting, just curious .

 

[Olan]

Yep, color sexing worked great for me.
Check out page 4 of my photos thread:

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Pampho sp. Machala molted. Molt was 6". Looks like she's up to 7" now. C. elegans B. albiceps

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[Wolfram1]

Yep, color sexing worked great for me.
Check out page 4 of my photos thread:

User - Olan's spiders

Pampho sp. Machala molted. Molt was 6". Looks like she's up to 7" now. C. elegans B. albiceps

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nice pictures

 

[vounti]

These are super cool also. I've got a big female, she has been holed up for the last few weeks and just molted, but it's usually out and doing all kinds of renovations on the living space. Very fast spider, very attractive, great eater.

Just fed these and they are ferocious !
Chilobrachys is definetly my favorite genus