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Examples of chelicera
chelicera
Unlike other mygalomorph spiders, the Ctenizidae have a rastellum on the chelicera.
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Males in all families but Eremobatidae possess a flagellum on the basal article of the chelicera.
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They also bear a pair of organs, one on each chelicera.
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In the accompanying photograph of a male Solifugid, one flagellum is just visible near the tip of each chelicera.
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- Either of the first pair of fang-like appendages near the mouth of an arachnid; often modified for grasping and piercing
- The chelicerae are mouth parts of the Chelicerata, an arthropod subphylum that includes arachnids, Merostomata (horseshoe crabs), and Pycnogonida (sea spiders). ...
- One of the prehensile claws found on the proboscises of spiders and scorpions
- (pl: chelicerae) these are the mouthparts that are tipped with fangs; aka the jaws. In most species they open and close like a pair of salad tongs, while in others, like tarantulas and trap-door species, they move up and down in a stabbing motion. ...
- The first pair of appendages of a chelicerate arthropod. Originally a short clawed appendage, the chelicerae of many arachnids are highly modified for feeding; in spiders, for instance, they are modified into poisonous fangs.
- One of a pair of clawlike feeding appendages characteristic of cheliceriforms.
- (pl. chelicerae). The frontal pair of appendages in insects like the spiders and mites.
- The main pair of mouthparts of spiders and their relatives
- One of the major elements in the mouthparts of spiders and related arthropods; not jaw-like, but in the form of fangs, pincers, or piercing organs.
