Recent content by ta122

She's stunning!

I am so embarrassed. I don't even remember writing this. I had taken Ambien, and it causes hallucinations and amnesia for me. I don't know what I saw or thought I saw, but I can't see spermethecae. However, the hair pattern doesn't indicate male either. There's a chance this is female, but...

It's a male. The exuvia is laid out as it should be to see the epigastric furrow.

Yes, it's a male. Feet are no indication of sex.

The photo isn't clear enough or close enough. P. metallicas aren't inclined to bite, but they do have medically significant venom, so if it was spooked, you may have an ER trip in your near future.

Female... congrats! They're difficult to obtain these days

Female

Male - the fusillae are very apparent. There is a guide if you do a search on this forum. The more you look at, the easier it will get.

Male

Female... the region you should be looking is completely intact. She has large spermethecae.

Male

It's difficult to see because it's not sclerotized, and it's still relatively small, but I've outlined the spermethecae.

Male

Actually, I'm not certain about the second one. The lighting and some debris on the glass are obstructing part of the epigastric furrow.

They're both males. If we can sex them, so can their breeder. If the tarantula is under 1.5", you can probably trust they're unsexed. 99.9% of tarantulas are easily sexed after that. Some are ambiguous and also destroy their molts, but that's not typically the case.