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Alright, so I haven't really got this dorsal sexing thing down yet, and I hear so many people say that it's easier to dorsally sex a pokie than to ventrally sex one.
This formosa is 2". Male, right?
I have a subfusca that's ~1" exhibiting the same 'dot'. To me this is obviously male, as my female pokies that are larger than this don't have the dot.
I should also add I have a female regalis that's about 3" without the dot, too. I got her much smaller and never saw one.
So am I correct in saying that it's possible to ventrally sex pokies that are sub 2" without much of a problem?
Any other pictures are welcome, and anyone who feels like going into detail about describing dorsal sexing would be awesome, too (pictures, what exactly to look for, etc.)
I should also add I found this relatively recent thread:
http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=156828
But it did not discuss dorsal sexing. There is an interesting point about the possibility of the flash creating an issue with being able to sex the spiders, so I'll say right now that these dots are still there without use of a flash/flashlight.
Thanks.
--Joe
This formosa is 2". Male, right?
I have a subfusca that's ~1" exhibiting the same 'dot'. To me this is obviously male, as my female pokies that are larger than this don't have the dot.
I should also add I have a female regalis that's about 3" without the dot, too. I got her much smaller and never saw one.
So am I correct in saying that it's possible to ventrally sex pokies that are sub 2" without much of a problem?
Any other pictures are welcome, and anyone who feels like going into detail about describing dorsal sexing would be awesome, too (pictures, what exactly to look for, etc.)
I should also add I found this relatively recent thread:
http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=156828
But it did not discuss dorsal sexing. There is an interesting point about the possibility of the flash creating an issue with being able to sex the spiders, so I'll say right now that these dots are still there without use of a flash/flashlight.
Thanks.
--Joe
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