Are all of these L3 orchids females?

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agent A

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so i have 4 L3 orchids

1 is male

are all 3 of these females?

orchid 1:

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orchid 2:

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orchid 3:

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thanx :D

 
The image on orchid 1 is a little to unclear for me to see, but orchid 2 is definitely female judging by the second image. It has a notch in the last big abdominal segment.

Orchid 3 might be male, but I can't see the last segments too clearly because of the glare and the angle of the image. It looks like it doesn't have the notch in that last big abdominal segment which would indicate it's male.

 
Orchid 3 looks male, but the glare might be throwing me off by masking the presence of a notch. Try to take another picture of it closer up and we can double check.

 

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