sexing tityus falconensis by chelae?

[musihuto]

hey,
as my t. falconensis are approaching maturity, i'm noticing that some have more bulbous, and some have more slender chelae. is this a basis for determining male, and female genders (respectively) as is the case for b. jacksoni for instance?

thanks!

- munis​

 

[Michiel]

Just check out Tom van der Ende's website about the genus Tityus. He regularly updates it (there several different areas, species, origins, with a map of South America, a scientific part and links and stuff) and there are explanatory pictures about sexing Tityus.

The males of T.falconensis have a more bulbous manus and there last two tailsegments differ in shape from that of the females.

 

[ANTHONY.T]

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[musihuto]

interesting! thanks guys! - munis

 

[ANTHONY.T]

interesting! thanks guys! - munis

Youre welcome