Damon diadema and medius comparison

[DrNormalman]

Looks like a medius to me.

Thank you, Im going to try to breed and I didnt know the exact species, i think its a male but not 100% sure

 

[mantisfan101]

It looks to be a male, but I’ll wait for someone else to say something.

 

[aphono]

Agree it's a medius. Appears to be healthy, non stressed specimen. Could have been captive bred or been in captivity with proper care for a long time already.

Sexing by pedipalp size is not reliable for this species. Female pedipalps extending past the leg joint isn't so rare. Ventral sexing is more reliable.

 

[mantisfan101]

Agree it's a medius. Appears to be healthy, non stressed specimen. Could have been captive bred or been in captivity with proper care for a long time already.

Sexing by pedipalp size is not reliable for this species. Female pedipalps extending past the leg joint isn't so rare. Ventral sexing is more reliable.

Pedipalp sexing still works but it’s not as blatantly obvious like diadema. It’s better if you have both a male and female and compare the 2.

 

[DrNormalman]

Agree it's a medius. Appears to be healthy, non stressed specimen. Could have been captive bred or been in captivity with proper care for a long time already.

Sexing by pedipalp size is not reliable for this species. Female pedipalps extending past the leg joint isn't so rare. Ventral sexing is more reliable.

I cant do the ventral sexing right now, looking closely looks like a male, but i have a picture of the last molting and to me looks female

 

[mantisfan101]

It looks like a male. My female’s vents seen less smooth and a bit more pinched, but then again I could be wrong.

 

[DrNormalman]

Full ventral pic

 

[wizentrop]

Full ventral pic

That is no male...

 

[DrNormalman]

That is no male...

So how it is a male?

 

[wizentrop]

It's not. Regardless of the genital operculum's shape, if you see a patch of red hairs on the underside of a Phrynichid abdomen, it means it's a female.

 

[VaejovisCarolineanusSDS]

Does mine look male or female? I’m not sure if I’m missing the hairs bc I’m colorblind or if they’re just not present but I haven’t seen them on any of the other pictures here. It is D. medius by the way.

 

[mantisfan101]

Looks like male but I could be wrong

 

[wizentrop]

+1 You are not wrong