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Sithis Centruroides

Number of posts: 196 Age: 31 Location: New Mexico USA Registration date: 2010-02-09
 | Subject: Operculum pic I think my large female may be a giant male. Input? 2/18/2010, 2:59 pm | |
| What do you think? It is shaped more like an oval than a heart the pectines dont have long feathers. I will try to get a better pic but my camera sucks. The thing is this scorp is huge. way bigger than the ones @ local pet shops. I will try and get something to show physical size |
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binksyboy3 Androctonus

Number of posts: 1691 Age: 18 Location: Hertfordshire, England Registration date: 2009-03-05
 | Subject: Re: Operculum pic I think my large female may be a giant male. Input? 2/18/2010, 3:28 pm | |
| From the pic it looks like a male |
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Sithis Centruroides

Number of posts: 196 Age: 31 Location: New Mexico USA Registration date: 2010-02-09
 | Subject: Re: Operculum pic I think my large female may be a giant male. Input? 2/18/2010, 3:38 pm | |
| Thats what I thought last night when i took the pic. Man I feel so stupid.... A week ago I bought a male hoping to mate them  the thing is they tried to. What maybe he has been in the pen for too long. |
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the lycan mikey Tityus

Number of posts: 865 Age: 25 Location: Panama City Beach, fl Registration date: 2010-01-27
 | Subject: Re: Operculum pic I think my large female may be a giant male. Input? 2/18/2010, 5:44 pm | |
| http://www.lunarfish.com/scrapple/SCORPIONS/SexingEmperorScorpions.jpg |
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chevymanmike Pandinus

Number of posts: 14 Age: 25 Location: Longview Texas Registration date: 2010-02-17
 | Subject: Re: Operculum pic I think my large female may be a giant male. Input? 2/18/2010, 8:17 pm | |
| pectines look just like my males. id say male. |
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binksyboy3 Androctonus

Number of posts: 1691 Age: 18 Location: Hertfordshire, England Registration date: 2009-03-05
 | Subject: Re: Operculum pic I think my large female may be a giant male. Input? 2/19/2010, 4:04 am | |
| The operculum is a much more accurate focus to go by. |
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binksyboy3 Androctonus

Number of posts: 1691 Age: 18 Location: Hertfordshire, England Registration date: 2009-03-05
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Sithis Centruroides

Number of posts: 196 Age: 31 Location: New Mexico USA Registration date: 2010-02-09
 | Subject: Re: Operculum pic I think my large female may be a giant male. Input? 2/19/2010, 7:24 am | |
| Ill try and get one up tonight or tomorrow. Thanks |
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anemiaffx Tityus

Number of posts: 641 Age: 19 Location: Sacramento CA Registration date: 2010-01-25
 | Subject: Re: Operculum pic I think my large female may be a giant male. Input? 2/19/2010, 8:45 am | |
| Yeah dude its male. Like binky said looking at the operculum it appears to be male as well as the pectines are long. |
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Sithis Centruroides

Number of posts: 196 Age: 31 Location: New Mexico USA Registration date: 2010-02-09
 | Subject: Re: Operculum pic I think my large female may be a giant male. Input? 2/19/2010, 9:28 am | |
| Though I dont have a pic of my smaller one it is definitely a male. I am gonna try to trade at a local petshop. If not maybe someone here will trade |
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Mr. Mordax Administrator

Number of posts: 7741 Age: 26 Location: PNW Registration date: 2008-02-06
 | Subject: Re: Operculum pic I think my large female may be a giant male. Input? 2/20/2010, 10:22 pm | |
| Try using your camera's macro mode (usually represented by a tulip) and spotlighting the scorp with a flashlight so the camera knows what to focus on.
I'm going to go against the flow here and suggest female -- I can see a heart shape pointing down and the pectines don't look very large. _________________ If your emperor scorpion stops eating, don't panic. | My reviews | My Bug Pictures | My blog Be nice -- you were a noob once, too "Never ask an engineer to explain something, because he will." |
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the lycan mikey Tityus

Number of posts: 865 Age: 25 Location: Panama City Beach, fl Registration date: 2010-01-27
 | Subject: Re: Operculum pic I think my large female may be a giant male. Input? 2/20/2010, 10:40 pm | |
| thats what i was thinking because mine has small pectines and small pectine teeth. and you guys all said mine looked female along with all the research on sexing scorpions i looked up i just didnt wanna say anything because im still a noob to this hobby  |
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