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fastened on to them. None of the spider family have 
any true antennae. In the scorpion we found them 
turned into pincers (p t Fig. 63) ; in the spider they 
Fig. 64. 
Parts of a Spider. 
1, Under part of a spider's body. /, Thorax or chest from which 
the eight legs spring, and to which the head is united in one piece ; 
f, fangs ; /, palpi or feelers attached to the jaws ; a, abdomen ; b, 
breathing slits ; j, six spinnerets with thread coming from them. 
2, Front of spider's head, e, Eyes ; /, palpi ; /, front legs ; 
h, hasp of fangs ; /, poison fangs ; _/, outer jaws. 
have become most dangerous and powerful fangs (/ i , 
and 7/,/2, Fig. 64), which hang down over her mouth; 
and while the scorpion carries her poison in her tail, 
