Is Bruce female?

[Gizalba]

Hi, I don't know if this is wishful thinking but is Bruce (Ceratogyrus darlingi) female? He finally didn't bury the moult so I could spread it out. I found the horn moult really cool so have included that too

And if possible, could anyone give a guess for Leta? (Brachypelma emelia). I haven't been able to get her moult so I'm not sure if these bad pictures are any use:

 

[x_raphael_xx]

Bruce looks like a girl to me!

I'm afraid the photo of Leta is too blurry to make a guess.

 

[Ditch crawler]

I see Shrek ears, it's a girl

 

[Gizalba]

Bruce looks like a girl to me!

I'm afraid the photo of Leta is too blurry to make a guess.

Thanks for the Bruce info!

 

[Gizalba]

I see Shrek ears, it's a girl

Thanks! What are Shrek ears? I know who Shrek is lol but where are the ears on the moult?

 

[Ditch crawler]

See the 4 white booklungs ?, in between the top two are 2 things that look like shrek ears, that how it was described to me, I could be wrong of course

 

[Gizalba]

See the 4 white booklungs ?, in between the top two are 2 things that look like shrek ears, that how it was described to me, I could be wrong of course View attachment 60258

I see them now! that is helpful thanks

 

[x_raphael_xx]

Thanks! What are Shrek ears? I know who Shrek is lol but where are the ears on the moult?

Thats what I call them the little sticky up doodahs on the flappy bit. (Technical terms are my speciality!)

 

[Ditch crawler]

Thats what I call them the little sticky up doodahs on the flappy bit. (Technical terms are my speciality!)

It was you who told me about them in one of my posts

 

[WolfSpider]

I can't take it any more! (Nerd alert incoming) The "Shrek ears" are a type of spermathecae: the little storage recepticles where the male places his sperm.

 

[octanejunkie]

I can't take it any more! (Nerd alert incoming) The "Shrek ears" are a type of spermathecae: the little storage recepticles where the male places his sperm.

Yes, spermatheca are where the female store sperm after insertion by the male. Males have gonopores in roughly the same spot as the dots in those pics.

See here

A slightly in-depth guide to tarantula anatomy and taxonomic terms

The Beginners Guide to Understanding Theraphosid Taxonomy by A.C. Himpanzee The aim of this guide is to simply try and give you a better understanding of the various taxonomic terms and spider anatomy that are used in description papers and articles. Normally I would suggest to anyone...

www.tarantulaforum.com

 

[x_raphael_xx]

I can't take it any more! (Nerd alert incoming) The "Shrek ears" are a type of spermathecae: the little storage recepticles where the male places his sperm.

But 'Shrek ears' is so much easier to remember and pronounce

 

[Ditch crawler]

Now sulking after being told off
Think I'll leave it to the experts in future

 

[Gizalba]

Now sulking after being told off
Think I'll leave it to the experts in future

Haha, I think both the technical and funny terms are helpful. I can flick through tarantula files in my head and have one headed 'Shrek ears' which is easier to remember to help me then locate the spermatheca, gonopores and... the rest of the info