Identification please? Small copper? Male or female?

[kennyb]

I this a Male or Female please and how do you tell?

[Pete Eeles]

Based primarily on the abdomen shown in the last picture, I'd say this is a female, since they have broader and shorter abdomens than the males, since they're usually fully of eggs. The male abdomen is much more slender and longer.

Cheers,

- Pete

[kennyb]

Thanks what about this one I saw a week before? Is this species a hard one to id male and female like commas ?