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To: nickcarraway

What makes a spider part of spiderkind?

If this newly discovered bug is a vegeterian- unlike all the members of the spider species, how is it a spider at all?


7 posted on 10/13/2009 5:08:32 PM PDT by I_Like_Spam
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To: I_Like_Spam
What makes a spider a part of spiderkind?

4 pairs of legs.
Usually 4 pairs of eyes although some species may have less
2 discernible body sections; the cephalothorax which contains the head fused with the thorax;
The abdomen which houses the internal organs
Spinnerets at the end of the abdomen, which are used for spinning silk threads used for a variety of purposes such as the construction of webs, snares and retreats in which to live or to wrap prey
Fangs (or chelicerae) used to deliver venom to kill prey, for defence, to capture and crush prey and to dig and excavate burrows 1 pair of sensory palps (often much larger in males) between the first pair of legs and the chelicerae, used for sperm transfer during the mating season, prey manipulation during feeding and detection of smells and vibrations
1 to 2 pairs of book-lungs on underside of abdomen

8 posted on 10/13/2009 5:19:39 PM PDT by johniegrad
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