Spermathecae Resource Thread

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I think perhaps the best way to help people learn to sex would be just to show photos of each gender. I will get the ball rolling. This is a female B. smithi.
molt:


Note the flap on the molt. Its the give-away for females. Absense of some sort of flap indicates a male, but remember to look closely! Some are tricky.
ventrally:


1. Males, especially more mature males may have a patch of somewhat thick hairs here.
2. More of a lip (this is where males deposit sperm). Males sometimes appear to have a "hole".
3. In comparison, females have a farther distance between the second book lungs.
4. Males sometimes appear to have a "half circle" patch. It is absent here. Sorry, its asymetrical.
The other two things have no significance, i just couldnt help myself :8o
 
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becca81

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(size indicates the legspan of the exuvium)

A. seemani female - ~5"


B. smithi female - ~3.5"


G. rosea female - ~4"


B. vagans female - ~2.5"
 
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becca81

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(all ventral sexing confirmed by molts)

G. rosea female - ~4.5"


P. murinus female - ~2.5"
 
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becca81

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T. blondi male - ~2.5"


C. crawshayi male - ~2"


(all ventral sexing confirmed by examining the exuvium)

P. regalis male - ~2.5"
 
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becca81

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T. blondi female - ~6.5"
 
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thanks for the pics becca. With the females you are looking for the flap on the molt. Look at all the female pics and you will find it on all the molt pics. I still have trouble with ventral shots, but with these shots i hope to get better and learn.
 

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Smooth - no visible spermathecae or uterus externus


Visible spermathecae (present on most species) and uterus externus
 
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phil

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A few females

Citharischius


Aphonopelma



Brachypelma




Nhandu


Lasiodora


Grammostola
 

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These pics aren't the greatest, but you can still see the goods.

Female E. pachypus


Male T. blondi


Female H. maculata


Female A. seemani
 

Blasphemy

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Here's a molt from a fasciatus I have at my work...and since I own a female as you can see from my previous post, I'll be buying him for breeding once he matures...
 

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Sample with Brachypelma sp.

i think, that this is pretty self-explanatory. i've used the males final molt in this setup.
 

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metzgerzoo

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Well, this is all peachy, however, all of you are forgetting one little MAJOR thing, not all tarantulas are female AND it's just as important for those new to the hobby to also be able to know and detect the epiandrous fusillae as well.
 

billopelma

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A. seemani...

just to throw a wrench into the machine, unidentified male 'thingy's'



male ventral (from exuvium)



T that exuvium came from, yes, it has hooks and gloves...



Female spermathecae



female ventral (from exuvium)



I have dozens more of confirmed sexed ventral pics, just not reduced and photobucketed yet. One of these days...

Bill
 
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