G. Porteri and B. Smithi genders

[Tuskedwings]

 

[Tuskedwings]

Porteri top and Smithi bottom

 

[Scoolman]

smithi female
porteri too dark and out of focus

 

[Tuskedwings]

Sam was a lot more willing this time

 

[Tuskedwings]

Thank you cassy will grow up to be a big beautiful female smithi.

 

[Tuskedwings]

So can someone sex the porteri Plz?

 

[Meludox]

That second photo of the porteri is still too blurry.

 

[leaveittoweaver]

Take a clearer pic of the Porteri. Can't tell, too blurry.

 

[Tuskedwings]

Any of these work? Phone isn't very good at taking pictures :/ Sam in complying tho

 

[Tuskedwings]

I think I might see a furrow on her right above the book lungs but I can't be sure

 

[Meludox]

They're still blurry, haha. Ventral sexing isn't always positive though, you might as well just wait until she molts.

 

[Tuskedwings]

Ok :/ just hoping female she's my first T.

 

[leaveittoweaver]

Still too blurry. Is there a macro setting on your camera?

 

[Tuskedwings]

Alright so porteri just molted an I think I found a small slit right above the book lungs, furrow?

 

[Tuskedwings]

Still a bit blurry but I can still see it on the picture

 

[Meludox]

Look inside of the shed abdomen between the top book lungs. Like this:

That particular specimen is female because of the protruding spermatheca. If there is nothing between the book lungs it is a male.