are we a male and female?

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new2Lnumbers
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are we a male and female?

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Hello new,

It's difficult to tell from the pics, but based on the odontodes, it looks like 2 males to me. The lower photo is just sub-dominant.

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Looks like a pair to me. :^x
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I will say that its a male and a female 8)
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They look like a pair, if you turn them around and compare their genital papilla you will see the differenties.

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