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2.25in Homoeomma sp. blue peru

Roboto22

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2.25 in Homoeomma sp. blue peru M or F thoughts please? I just bought a digital microscope and it's still very hard to identify spermithicae due to translucency but I think I see two pointy things lol what do y'all see in this pic if anything?
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sdsnybny

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Not sure, there are two species that have had that name in the hobby. One was H. sp blue Peru 1 and another H. sp Peru 2. One of them is a much smaller T adults about 3" or so the other more normal size 5-6" as adults. There is also much confusion as to the possiblity that one is T. cyaneolum and the other T. lagunas. I still havent seen anything difinitive about that controversy. I do have one of the smaller females and her spermathecae are very well developed at 2.5"
 

Roboto22

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Thank you for your input :) I bought two slings from Arachnoiden and he sold them as Homoeomma sp. blue peru. He didnt specify 1 or 2 but hopefully it's the one that grows larger. Only time will tell. I see two noticible antennae looking things evenly spaced apart right where spermithicae would be, but it's not like stand out in your face obvious. I took a chance and bought only two due to being low on cash so hopefully I get lucky. Next molt the spermithicae should be a lot easier to see. Fingers crossed :)
 

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