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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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claw tuft

Animals; Spiders

A bunch of hairs at the tip of the leg tarsus in spiders with only two claws.

claw tufts

Animals; Spiders

The pair of tufts of adhesive hairs present below the paired claws at the tip of the tarsi of many spiders.

clypeus

Animals; Spiders

The area between the anterior row of eyes and the anterior edge of the carapace.

colulus

Animals; Spiders

A small midline appendage or tubercle arising just in front of the anterior spinners in some spiders.

conductor

Animals; Spiders

A semi-membranous structure in the male palp which supports and guides the embolus in insemination.

condyle

Animals; Spiders

A smooth, rounded protuberance sometimes present on the outer side of the chelicera, near its base.

coxa

Animals; Spiders

The segment of leg nearest the body; modified in the palp to form the maxilla.

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