Hi all I am new to the forums I hope I am posting in the correct place. I’m just wondering if anyone can help identify my juvenile p Metallica, I think he may be a male judging from pictures I have seen but I am by far no expert so any help would be greatly appreciated. It is about a year old now and around 2 and a half to 3 inches. I know how to sex from moults but this little guy is still quite small so just wondering if anyone can identify from a picture?
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P Metallica male or female?
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Pokies are notoriously hard to sex ventrally. The 4th pic also suggests male to me as well. Definitely want to confirm with an exuvium.
Thanks buddy much appreciated, I’m not really sure what I’m looking for when trying to sex without a moult so thought it was worth asking. I’ll assume he is a he but I will try to sex the next moult just to be sure although the abdomen is only about 1 cm at the moment so it may be a bit tricky still. Thanks again
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I would vote for male as well.
The little patch of blue hair above the epigastric furrow is a familiar feature my previous MM metallica had but it is missing on my MF. I would put money on it but then again I have been wrong before
The little patch of blue hair above the epigastric furrow is a familiar feature my previous MM metallica had but it is missing on my MF. I would put money on it but then again I have been wrong before
