Kasapub
Pandinus
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Age : 33
Location : Serbia
Registration date : 2012-04-11
 | | Subject: 2 new h. petersii 8/9/2012, 7:09 am | |
| i got new heterometruses a few days ago, think 1 male, and 1 female. i think this is male:  and this is female   am i right? | |
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DolbyR
Leiurus
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Registration date : 2011-01-03
| | Subject: Re: 2 new h. petersii 8/9/2012, 7:15 am | |
| Please take a picture of their chelae. It's easier to sex them based on chelae, as H. petersii doesn't show sexual dimorphism in PTC (pectine tooth-count). | |
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Scorpion19981000
Administrator
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Age : 26
Location : Cortland, New York
Registration date : 2011-07-03
| | Subject: Re: 2 new h. petersii 8/9/2012, 3:06 pm | |
| The pics are a bit blurry to be perfectly honest.
In pic one, I'm leaning towards male.
In pics pics two and three, the operculum seems to look closer to a female. However, from the angle of the pics, combined with the camera flash, it's a bit hard to tell.
As Dolby said though, in this species the males will have a enlarged tibial tooth on the chela. | |
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