Pedicel (spider)

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Spider anatomy:
(1) four pairs of legs
(2) cephalothorax
(3) opisthosoma (abdomen)

The pedicel of a spider is a small, flexible cylinder that joins the cephalothorax and abdomen. This helps the spider to spin silk without moving the cephalothorax.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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