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the second segment of a spider's body

closer to the front of the body or to the cephalothorax

middle pair of eyes in the front of the carapace

the legs and pedipalps of a spider

scientist who studies arachnids

the Order to which spiders belong

animals with external skeletons and jointed legs; includes insects, spiders, and crabs

number and kinds of living organisms