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Spiders

Any arachnid of the order Araneae, having a body divided into a cephalothorax with eight legs, two poison fangs, and two feelers as well as an unsegmented abdomen with several spinnerets that produce the silk used to make nests, cocoons, or webs for trapping insects.

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Spiders

Spermathecae

Animals; Spiders

The sacs or cavities in female spiders which receive and store semen.

Spiderling

Animals; Spiders

The nymphal or immature spider, generally resembling the adult, hut smaller; fully mobile and no longer dependent on yolk.

Spinnerets

Animals; Spiders

The fingerlike abdominal appendages of spiders through which the silk is spun.

Tibia

Animals; Spiders

The fifth segment of the leg or palp counting from the body.

Tracheae

Animals; Spiders

Tubes through which air is carried around the body and which open at the spiracles.

Trichobothrium

Animals; Spiders

A long, fine hair rising almost vertically from a socket on the leg. Trichobothria detect air vibrations and currents.

Trochanter

Animals; Spiders

The second segment of the leg or palp, counting from the body.

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