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Term	Definition
abdomen	contains the guts, heart, reproductive organs, and silk glands.
cephalothorax	the fused head and thorax; contains the brain, jaws, eyes, stomach, and leg attachments.
ocelli	eyes located on top of the spider's cephalothorax.
chelicera	jaws located below the eyes and tipped with fangs that can inject poison.
leg	made of seven segments and has 2 or 3 tiny claws at the tip. Spiders have eight and they will grow back if lost.
pedicel	the spider's waist connects the cephalothorax and the abdomen.
pedipalps	also called palps, these two sensory feelers look like very short legs attached to the front of the spider-they taste food.
spinnerets	where the spider's silk is released-they are located at the tip of the abdomen.

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