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Identification please? Small copper? Male or female?

Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2014 8:41 pm
by kennyb
I this a Male or Female please and how do you tell?

Re: Identification please? Small copper? Male or female?

Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2014 9:26 pm
by 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

Re: Identification please? Small copper? Male or female?

Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2014 4:52 pm
by kennyb
Thanks what about this one I saw a week before? Is this species a hard one to id male and female like commas ?