Emperor Scorpion Gender?

91Deadravens

Arachnopeon
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Hello! I've acquired a trio of Emperor Scorpions. At first I thought I had 2 males and 1 female. Now Im not sure.
My guess was
#1. Female
#2 & 3. Males

But under closer inspection I'm thinking I have 3 males. My local pet store had a suspicious number of these scorpions with all the same genitalia so I'm wondering if the shipment they received was tailored that way.
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Veno Manus

Arachnobaron
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These look all male to me. The operculums are all oval. In blacklighting its kinda hard since its a little fuzzy.
 

Veno Manus

Arachnobaron
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Number 1# is questionable with the v shape cutout in the operculum cause its more pronounced than the others.
 

91Deadravens

Arachnopeon
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Number 1# is questionable with the v shape cutout in the operculum cause its more pronounced than the others.
It's funny because the blacklight was the only way for me to see the genitalia more clearly.

#1 does indeed appear more female to me but the operculum doesn't quite look the right shape. However as you noticed, the v shaped notch it more pronounced. Also in person the pectines are smaller than the others, not drastically but noticeably, and they are all equal size at roughly 5 inches including tail.

#2 & 3 each have a V notch as well but smaller. I was leaning towards male on them as the operculum is more oval, but that slight notch confuses me.
 
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