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=== Sexual Dimorphism ===
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Male sydians are taller and burlier than females, with larger, stockier tails. Male antennae tend to be smaller, growing no longer than 1’ 4”. The chitinous plating is more prominent on the male, covering all of his body except the eyes and mouth. Flexible plates protect the male genitals, and open slightly during copulation. Females bear chitin only on the arms, legs, tail, and back, including the back and sides of the head up to the sites of the antennae. Large areas of the female sydian’s front torso are exposed, including the throat, breasts, stomach, and groin. Females conceal and protect these places with a layered patina of metal oxides mixed with clay and body oils; these solidified body paints are usually styled, decorated, and accented to resemble male plating. High-ranking females exhibit more abstract and colorful patterns to symbolize their rank. Female sydians have a much higher concentration of enzyme-producing cells in the armor they do possess. The head hair and downy fuzz found on the antenna and tail grows longer on the female. 
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