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The Spinner Family 
member, which we found in the legs. 
Instead of three claws at the end, there 
is but one. The segment nearest the 
body is flat and strong. It is toothed 
on its inner margin like a saw. , 
This segment and its mate on 
the other palp =i. 
form a pairof @_ } 
small jaws \ | 
called maxil- 2b “Ee Maxilla with palp 
lae. These jaws move back and forth 
like a pair of scissors, crushing the food. 
You would think that one pair of 
jaws was enough for Mrs. Epeira, but 
it is not. She has another pair, much | 
larger and stronger than the 
maxillae. These are the man- 
dibles, or true jaws. Look 
her straight in the face, and 
you see the mandibles, like 
a pair of cylinders, fastened 
to the front of her head. 
A These are furnished on the 
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