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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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head

Animals; Spiders

The part of the carapace carrying the eyes which is separated from the thorax by a shallow groove.

labium

Animals; Spiders

The lip, under the mouth opening and between the maxillae, attached to the front of the sternum.

lanceolate

Animals; Spiders

Tapering to a point.

lateral

Animals; Spiders

Pertaining to the side.

lyriform organ

Animals; Spiders

A sensory organ near the distal end of limb segments formed of a group of parallel slit organs.

maxilla

Animals; Spiders

The mouthparts on each side of the labium which are the modified coxae of the palps..

median

Animals; Spiders

In the midline or middle.

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