Identification please? Small copper? Male or female?
Identification please? Small copper? Male or female?
I this a Male or Female please and how do you tell?
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Re: Identification please? Small copper? Male or female?
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
Cheers,
- Pete
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Re: Identification please? Small copper? Male or female?
Thanks what about this one I saw a week before? Is this species a hard one to id male and female like commas ?