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Just messing around, but maybe something useful here for determining sex of immature specimens. I don't know if an easy way to sex immatures has been established, so let me know if one has.
I believe these images are representative of an immature male and female, and if all goes well with rearing, they may prove to be useful for sexing.
The reason I believe this is obvious morphological differences such as the immature 'male' having longer legs with a smaller CL/W, while the 'female' has shorter, stouter legs with a larger CL/W.
The 'male' is BL 28mm, and the 'female' is BL 30mm.
'Female' left, 'male' right.
I believe these images are representative of an immature male and female, and if all goes well with rearing, they may prove to be useful for sexing.
The reason I believe this is obvious morphological differences such as the immature 'male' having longer legs with a smaller CL/W, while the 'female' has shorter, stouter legs with a larger CL/W.
The 'male' is BL 28mm, and the 'female' is BL 30mm.
'Female' left, 'male' right.
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