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Thought i would share this pic of one of my juvies.
Lerius quinquestriatus mid molt
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Thanks for sharing, these are not always the most common pictures! You can see the sensory hairs on the telotarsus and basitarsus (last two segments on the legs) very easily.
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Very welcome. I also have molting pics of my big male H. paucidens. I watched him from start to finish. Luckily you said (last two segments of the legs) lol, because i had no clue what you were saying. I am mainly a tarantula guy. Can you sex him from this pic? Thanks.
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Zooming your pic up and counting the pectines, he looks like a she to me...But you can check yourself. Save the moult, find a loupe and count the pectine teeth yourself. Males have from 31-36, females 26-29.
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usually males have longer and bigger pectines..and females have smaller chelae. I think this ones a male because of the pectines.
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That method doesn't really work with all species of scorpion. It is far more accurate to do a pectine tooth count for Lerius.
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Well i tried zooming on the pic, and got a rough count of 28. Not positive though. I do have a small scope, but its way too powerful. I still have the molt, and will be getting a new scope soon, so hopefully can check it out then. Thanks.
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Is using the shape of the genetical operculum a good way for all scorpions, jw?
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I found some male and female difference pictures for Leirus quinquestriatus and the male had similar pectines to this one. The female had noticeablely smaller pectines.
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No, I wouldn't think so at least, these things vary from genera and species.