recent emperor photo>>

[reptilesalonica]

Here is one most recent photo of one of my 3 emperors...
Hey, how can you tell the sex except the comparing of the pincers?
~Greg~

[TheRedDragon]

Very nice emperor scorpion. :)

[mark129er]

very cool

[reverendsterlin]

Looking at the Pectines underneath the animal is one of the best ways to sex your scorpion the female emperors have smaller ones than the males.

[reptilesalonica]

another word for pectine?...I didn't found it on the lexicon :D ThX!
~Greg~

[CDN-Cresties]

Very cool!!!

-Steve-

[doenoe]

The little brush like thing under the abdomen. The are 2 feather-like thingies there. They use it to "smell" the suroundings. Females have smaller ones then the males :D

[reptilesalonica]

thanks doenoe!:D
~Greg~

[jay76]

Very cool Greg!

[FrankQC]

It's a she. She's huge, males are smaller.

As for scorp's anatomy:
Basic dorsal anatomy:
http://www.thedailylink.com/thespiralburrow/anatomy/
Basic ventral anatomy:
http://www.thedailylink.com/thespiralburrow/anatomy/anat02.html

Emp males' pectines are longer than females' pectines. Pectines teeth are longer for the males too.

If you want pics of male/female pectines go there, the page is in french but the pic on the left is the male, the one on the right is the female:
http://gea.free.fr/fiche%20pan-imperator.htm

[crocsnhots]

Nice scorp! :)

[reptilesalonica]

Are you sure FrankQC?
~Greg~

[reptilesalonica]

I will post 5 pics if you can see any difference, let me know
~Greg~

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[reptilesalonica]

I think that only on photo no.1 its a male. What do you think?
~Greg~

[Yve]

i don't know about sexing them but those are cool pics Greg...especially the ones from underneath!:)

[reptilesalonica]

Thanks Yve! Nice Avatar! :p
They were very aggressive and many times they pinch me with those pincers *ouch!*
But none of the 3 tried to use the sting. Good scorpions! How much daddy loves 'em!:D:D
~Greg~