sexing B. vagans exuvium

[Tugbay Yagci]

hey guys, what do you think ?

[Phil Rea]

Your spider is male

[Tugbay Yagci]

but i have heard that "v" shaped and mushroom tipped bunny-ear-like rods show the female organ. am i wrong?

which is present in this picture if i look carefuly

[Phil Rea]

In some species there are male accessory organs that can look like developing spermathecae. They are wider at the base than at the apex though.

That certainly looks to be a male due to the absence of a uterus externus, and also the absence of the bursa copulatrix.

If you have a closer picture, please add it here, but there is nothing on your picture that indcates a female to me.

[Tugbay Yagci]

i see, i will wait for another molt then, it might develop an organ later perhaps. wont it?

[Phil Rea]

i see, i will wait for another molt then, it might develop an organ later perhaps. wont it?

Well, we can but hope Tugbay and I could be wrong, but I suspect it'll most probably still be male

[Colin D Wilson]

I have to agree with Phil (and Craig from AP) both being arachnid keepers that are very experienced (and qualified) in sexing from exuvium.

No visible female reproductive organs (bursa copuletrix, uterus externus ) in that particular image indicates male to me also.

[Tugbay Yagci]

alright, thank you very much people
you were very helpful.

[Tugbay Yagci]

Molted ultimately, 2 weeks ago into a handsome MM. Thanks