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<blockquote data-quote="Chubbs" data-source="post: 73046" data-attributes="member: 1084"><p>Often times, yes but as I've mentioned before, abdomen size is not a very reliable way to determine whether you've got a male or not. Species that are sexually dimorphic usually look completely different after their ultimate molt. With some species you can see the male features start to show up even when they're at a pretty young age. With Pokies it's very easy to sex them at as young as 2 inches, by just looking at the dorsal markings, the black on the carapace is a lot more prominent on females where as it is more faded on the males. With certain species, you can also tell by looking at the size/shape of the chelicerae.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chubbs, post: 73046, member: 1084"] Often times, yes but as I've mentioned before, abdomen size is not a very reliable way to determine whether you've got a male or not. Species that are sexually dimorphic usually look completely different after their ultimate molt. With some species you can see the male features start to show up even when they're at a pretty young age. With Pokies it's very easy to sex them at as young as 2 inches, by just looking at the dorsal markings, the black on the carapace is a lot more prominent on females where as it is more faded on the males. With certain species, you can also tell by looking at the size/shape of the chelicerae. [/QUOTE]
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