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[-] LumiNocta@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 months ago
[-] GrantUsEyes@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Woooah where did you get your tarantula sexing powers? (Sexing them is a tad difficult) :P This one is indeed a female. Care to suggest a name for her?

[-] LumiNocta@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 months ago

Eloise sounds kinda charming.

She's a bit bulkier than a male judging from the photo. Ofc it could also be true for some males but it was a solid guess ngl. She's gorgeous tho.

[-] GrantUsEyes@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Nice name suggestion!

As far as I'm aware, males get the lanky look after they reach maturity and molt for the last time, since feeding stops being a priority for them; pedipalps also change and thats an sure sign of a mature male T. I think they are indistinguishable before that?

This one was actually pretty skinny when that pic was taken since she had recently molted . So far all of my mature T's have turned out to be females so... Maybe I don't have keen eyes ti spot the males.

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