Recent content by plessey

Yes

The photos are blurry but from what I can make out, your "girl" looks like a mature male and the survival rate for post ultimate moults is not good.

Didn't even need to click on the pic, you can spot the bursa copulatrix a mile off even in the thumbnail.

As far as I can see from the pics, the slit sensilla and arthrodial membrane are easy enough to see but that's about it really. There does appear to be a structure that looks like it could be a gonopore but certainly no sign of any spermathecae, uterus externus or bursa copulatrix (although at...

Nothing to worry about, just a bit of back wash to clean the mouth.

If you are bored enough - https://tarantulaforum.com/threads/a-slightly-in-depth-guide-to-tarantula-anatomy-and-taxonomic-terms.389/

Yeah you need to read it again and there will be a test at the end this time :D

Yep male. The structures you circled in blue are the arthrodial membrane, essentially flexible cuticle that can act as a point of muscle attachment and defines the sides of the epigynum. Give this a read, it might help you out - https://tarantulaforum.com/threads/how-to-sex-your-tarantula.281/

If it was sold to you as Chilobrachys sp. Kontum then why do you think it is something different? The problem is that it is a brown spider with no obvious distinguishing features so no one would be able to give you a positive identification from a couple of photos of the general habitus anyway.

Probably one of my favourite photos that I've taken over the years. Really captures the colours of the cork bark nicely. Unfortunately a spider got in the way :D

Your welcome :)

Old news but it was an interesting paper if you were into that sort of thing. Sadly, most hobbyist aren't :(

It's most definitely a male. No sign of spermathecae, uterus externus or bursa copulatrix, just a small gonopore.

https://tarantulaforum.com/threads/how-to-sex-your-tarantula.281/

Looks like P. chordatus to me.