A. seemanni, hopefully better pics than last time

[smallbike]

 

[smallbike]

I am so bad at this! I’ve had “her” for 3 and a half years, two molts in that time frame. Roughly 4.5” legspan now, and was already a good size when I got her. If it she’s actually a he, i don’t know how long I have til the final molt

Thanks so much for your help!

 

[octanejunkie]

I am so bad at this! I’ve had “her” for 3 and a half years, two molts in that time frame. Roughly 4.5” legspan now, and was already a good size when I got her. If it she’s actually a he, i don’t know how long I have til the final molt

Thanks so much for your help!

You could sex her/him from a molt...

 

[ArachnoHorn]

I am so bad at this!

Don’t say that!

 

[ArachnoHorn]

two molts in that time frame.

Ummm cant you just tell the sex from the molt?

 

[smallbike]

Ummm cant you just tell the sex from the molt?

Not if the abdomens are shredded :/

 

[smallbike]

You could sex her/him from a molt...

I guess I should have clarified in the post that the abdomens are always shredded into oblivion.

 

[WolfSpider]

Looks like a girl to me. @Casey K. ?

 

[Arachnoclown]

Just by the story line without looking its a female. Seemani max out at 5", a male would have matured by now. Seemanii you have to grab that molt as soon as its finished or its shredded. I'm bad at ventral sexing myself. Heres a fun video of my female molting that I caught.

 

[Casey K.]

That's a female.

 

[smallbike]

Just by the story line without looking its a female. Seemani max out at 5", a male would have matured by now. Seemanii you have to grab that molt as soon as its finished or its shredded. I'm bad at ventral sexing myself. Heres a fun video of my female molting that I caught.

That's what I'd been thinking, but I'd heard of males living longer than expected by several years. Glad to know she'll be around for a while

(and thanks for sharing the video! the last time she molted was overnight and I missed it)

 

[smallbike]

That's a female.

Thanks!