arachnids Crossword

the hindmost section of the spider body, also called the opisthosoma
nearer to the front end
a member of the Class Arachnida
one who studies the class Arachnida
one who studies the order Araneae
the “true spiders”
this is the act of a spider voluntarily amputating, or dropping off, its own leg(s)
the spiders’ respiratory organs
the shield-like covering that protects the top of the cephalothorax
a lanceolate (elongate) mark on the midline of the dorsal surface of the abdomen
a condition characterized by lack of response to external stimuli
the forward-most section of the spider body
these are the mouthparts that are tipped with fangs
the groove at the end of the chelicera where the fang snugly fits like a blade in a pocket knife
an inverted ‘V’ shape to describe the abdominal markings of some species
white ridge located below the bottom (anterior) row of eyes on the spider species Misumenoides formosipes
he area of the carapace between the bottom (anterior) row of eyes and the beginning of the chelicerae (jaws)
the very first segment of the leg that is firmly attached to the cephalothorax
the stiff, chitinous protein that is the building material for the exoskeleton as well as other body parts.
a directional term meaning away from the center