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member, which we found in the legs. 
Instead of three claws at the end, there 
is but one. The segment nearest the \\vz% 
body is flat and strong. It is toothed fg 
on its inner margin like a saw. ZF 
This segment and its mate on i 
the other palp 
form a pair of 
small jaws 
calledmaxil- -* 
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 
gam 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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