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Be gentle when handling your scorpion.Jupiterimages/Photos.com/Getty Images
Put on a pair of gloves and use your forceps to gently pick up your scorpion by its tail, close to its abdomen. Place the scorpion on a towel, with its back down and legs up. - 2). Look for a comb-like structure, known as the pectines. Males tend to have larger pectines, states The University of Arizona. Males also tend to have more pectinal teeth than females.
- 3). Examine your scorpion's pincers and tail. Males have longer pincers and tails than females.
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Female scorpions have broader bodies.Photos.com/Photos.com/Getty Images
Observe the body of your scorpion. Females have meatier bodies, whereas males are thinner.
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