| Purse web spider is a type of spider that lives in the 'tube'
under ground. This individual created the tunnel right under a
snapdragon plant. It turns out that it is holding eggs.
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| The photo shows the pedipalps of a purse web spider.
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| The carapace of a purse web spider is marked with radial streaks
or cephalic grooves.
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| The lateral view reveals its leg structure -- coxa, trochanter,
femur, patella, tibia, metatarsus, and tarsus.
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| The photo shows the abdomen of the purse web spider, which is
connected by a narrow pedicel to the cephalothorax.
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| The prominent chelicerae and the fangs of the purse web spider is
the weapon that fatally wounds the preys.
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| The photos shows the claws of the purse web spider. Behind the
legs, the sternum and coxa are shown.
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| The ventral view of the purse web spider shows the lung spiracle
where the air flows to the book lung.
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| The photo shows the anterior and posterior spinnerets at the
endmost of the abdomen.
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