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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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taxon

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Any taxonomic unit (eg. family, genus, species).

taxonomy

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The theory and practice of classifying organisms, part of systematics, the study of the kinds and diversity of organisms.

tergites

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Dorsal sclerites on the body; the hard plates on the abdomen of the atypical tarantulas that indicate the segmentation.

thorax

Animals; Spiders

That part of the cephalothorax behind the head region and separated from it by a shallow groove.

tibia

Animals; Spiders

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

tracheae

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

trichobothrium

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

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