Avic. Juruensis

[spiderdisco]

My sling just molted and I put it under the microscope! Am I seeing female parts????

 

[octanejunkie]

I'm not sure what we are seeing there...
Is the the actual sling or it's exo?

 

[spiderdisco]

I'm not sure what we are seeing there...
Is the the actual sling or it's exo?

EXO.

 

[spiderdisco]

It is sideways.

 

[Teresaisrad]

You def gotta take the butt part and spread it out so you can examine just between the first set of book lungs on the inside of the exo.

 

[octanejunkie]

Soak the exo in soapy water, one drop of dish soap per like quart or so.

Spread it out, carefully unrolling the abdomen and look at the slit (epigastric furrow) between the anterior book lungs like @Teresaisrad said

You may need a microscope... You are looking for the spermatheca, which should look like this on Avicularia juruensis

Immature females they will be clear or lightly colored and not fully developed, long and curved.

Good luck!

 

[Teresaisrad]

Soak the exo in soapy water, one drop of dish soap per like quart or so....

Said it wayyy better than I ever could. Thank you for expanding

 

[spiderdisco]

Soak the exo in soapy water, one drop of dish soap per like quart or so.

Spread it out, carefully unrolling the abdomen and look at the slit (epigastric furrow) between the anterior book lungs like @Teresaisrad said

You may need a microscope... You are looking for the spermatheca, which should look like this on Avicularia juruensis

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Immature females they will be clear or lightly colored and not fully developed, long and curved.

Good luck!

This pic is under a microscope! It was soaked and unfurled. You can see faint book lungs. I don’t see spermatheca, but it is a very young sling. Thank you for the photos, those will definitely come in handy for future molts!! You rock!