B. hamorii - M or F?
nicodimus22

B. hamorii - M or F?

Specimen is about 2.5 inches DLS after molt. Sorry that I tore up the bottom book lungs while trying to get it unfolded. I think you can still make out the important area.
Looks like tiny spermathecae forming there (the little darker tan nubs in the center of the pale crease), means female!
 
Not when they're that small - the flap will develop with age. The little spermathecae are the real indicator at that small size, the flap will grow underneath them with subsequent molts.
 

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Spermathecae sexing (Molts)
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NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D7200
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