THE SNARE-WEAVERS. 
1*3 
fastened on to them. None of the spider family have 
any true antennae. In the scorpion we found them 
turned into pincers (/, 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 9 fangs ; /, palpi or feelers attached to the jaws ; a, abdomen ; b, 
breathing slits ; s, six spinnerets with thread coming from them. 
2, Front of spider's head, e, Eyes ; p, palpi ; /, front legs , 
h % hasp of fangs ; /, poison fangs ; J, outer jaws. 
have become most dangerous and powerful fangs (/ 1, 
and k,/2, Fig. 64), which hang down over her mouth; 
and while the scorpion carries her poison in her tail, 
