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I am so embarrassed. I don't even remember writing this. I had taken Ambien, and it causes hallucinations and amnesia for me. I don't know what I saw or thought I saw, but I can't see spermethecae. However, the hair pattern doesn't indicate male either. There's a chance this is female, but...
The photo isn't clear enough or close enough. P. metallicas aren't inclined to bite, but they do have medically significant venom, so if it was spooked, you may have an ER trip in your near future.
They're both males. If we can sex them, so can their breeder. If the tarantula is under 1.5", you can probably trust they're unsexed. 99.9% of tarantulas are easily sexed after that. Some are ambiguous and also destroy their molts, but that's not typically the case.