What are pedipalps and how would you describe their appearance?
1 Answer
Pedipalps are leg like structurs, close to the mouth, on several arachnids.
Explanation:
Those legs like structurs comme in many form among the class of Arachnids.
in may comme in different shape, simple, or in form of a pincer:
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for instance, the scorpion 's pincers are it's pedipalpes, in the forme of chelate pincer:
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The Harvestmen's pedipalps avec also in the form of pincer but subchelate:
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On spider's the pedipalpes are simple. They can bu used for food maniulation and reproduction (for the male):
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Indeed, the male spider use it's pedipalp in order to inject sperm in the female epigyne:
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