- The
opisthosoma is the
posterior part of the body in some arthropods,
behind the
prosoma (cephalothorax). It is a
distinctive feature of the subphylum...
- open the old exoskeleton, the
spider generally contracts its
abdomen (
opisthosoma) to
supply enough fluid to pump into the
prosoma with
sufficient pressure...
-
segments are
fused into two tagmata, the
cephalothorax or prosoma, and the
opisthosoma, or abdomen, and
joined by a small,
cylindrical pedicel. However, as...
- cephalothorax, is the
anterior tagma, and the 10-segmented abdomen, or
opisthosoma, is the
posterior tagma. The
abdominal tergites and
sternites are separated...
- main parts, the
prosoma (or cephalothorax) and the
opisthosoma (or abdomen). The
prosoma and
opisthosoma are
connected by the pedicel, or
pregenital somite...
-
modern forms, the
whole of the
opisthosoma is
fused into a
single unsegmented structure. The
underside of the
opisthosoma carries the
genital openings and...
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Cribellum Epigyne Exuviae Opisthosoma Pedipalp Palpal bulb Sco****e Silk
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Human interaction...
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scorpions and relatives), the term "abdomen" is used
interchangeably with "
opisthosoma" ("hind body"),
which is the body
section posterior to that
bearing the...
- and the
opisthosoma. The
prosoma is
commonly known as the cephalothorax, and the
opisthosoma is
commonly known as the abdomen. The
opisthosoma is considered...
-
larger in
large males, have an
alternating black and
white fringe. The
opisthosoma is
black with
several white markings on the
dorsum - a
basal band, a...
