NanoCrazed
Supporting Member
Just noticed this morning my new monster big nem is a girl...one that is probably getting ready to spawn. Eggs being pushed to the tips.
Now if I can only find a male to match it up with in case it does... I have a vague sense and perhaps blind coincidence after enough nems on guessing which might be a female... I've noticed that the two females I've encountered tend to have dark areas at the based of the foot that I am guessing might be egg sacs. This was the case in one that died and I happened to dissect afterwards to satisfy a curiosity. And I had guess this new one to also be female when I first got it. Seeing the eggs inside the tips just confirmed it for me. so maybe the opposite of that? Just don't know if BTAs empty out all their eggs upon spawn and start anew to product new ones... in which case, it would be hard to distinguish between male \ female at that stage.
Just something interesting that I thought I would share
Now if I can only find a male to match it up with in case it does... I have a vague sense and perhaps blind coincidence after enough nems on guessing which might be a female... I've noticed that the two females I've encountered tend to have dark areas at the based of the foot that I am guessing might be egg sacs. This was the case in one that died and I happened to dissect afterwards to satisfy a curiosity. And I had guess this new one to also be female when I first got it. Seeing the eggs inside the tips just confirmed it for me. so maybe the opposite of that? Just don't know if BTAs empty out all their eggs upon spawn and start anew to product new ones... in which case, it would be hard to distinguish between male \ female at that stage.
Just something interesting that I thought I would share