holding your tarantula

[Clinton Hogben]

Colin thankyou so much for that! I think I have it sussed now- the spermathecae is really tiny! I was going wrong looking for it on the underside of the T as opposed to actually inside the abdomen. Although...thats just completely thrown me as I had presumed that the tarantula who's exuvium it was was an immature male. i'd made this assumption after obviously seeing the tarantula and it looked kinda leggy and had a bright pink carapace. My thoughts were that males tend to be more leggy and brightly coloured- whereas my molly is dull brown and less leggy. My molly is also quite a bit larger though so I assume that these differences are more to do with maturity. Unless my molly is a he.....?

Hi Simon I have found a few galleries posted in the past showing the different type of spermathecae the shape even varies between spiders of the same family for example the spermathecae from my Lasiodora parahybana




L para spermathecae

varys from the Lasiodora difficilis (see http://www.beccastarantulas.com/tara...%20Gallery.htm )

So its worth a quick web browse to confirm

Hope molly is a she or he will get a complex

Clint

[Colin D Wilson]

Clinton, you are perfectly correct on the different spermathecae regarding species.

The picture i posted is of a G rosea, which is what Simon has, just so he has direct comparison.

Colin

[Clinton Hogben]

Clinton, you are perfectly correct on the different spermathecae regarding species.

The picture i posted is of a G rosea, which is what Simon has, just so he has direct comparison.

Colin

Hi Colin
No probs at all, just like putting in my two penneth here n there.
I found it fascinating how many variations of spermathecae there are even within the same family it seems strange why there should be a difference at all ?
Perhaps when i finish my degree in ICT over the next couple of years I can look out for a second one covering our eight legged buddys

Mmmm Bsc (hons) hairy beasts
will suggest it to the OU

Cheers

Clint