- The
opisthosoma is the
posterior part of the body in some arthropods,
behind the
prosoma (cephalothorax). It is a
distinctive feature of the subphylum...
- (The
terms prosoma and
opisthosoma are
equivalent to
cephalothorax and
abdomen in some groups. The
terms prosoma and
opisthosoma may be
preferred by some...
- cephalothorax, is the
anterior tagma, and the 10-segmented abdomen, or
opisthosoma, is the
posterior tagma. The
abdominal tergites and
sternites are separated...
-
millimetres to a few
centimetres in body
length and had
segmented abdomens (
opisthosoma), with the
dorsal exoskeleton (tergites)
across the
backs of the animals'...
- are
divided into two
tagmata (arthropod body regions): the
abdomen (
opisthosoma) and the
cephalothorax (prosoma).
Unlike spiders, the
juncture between...
-
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...
- open the old exoskeleton, the
spider generally contracts its
abdomen (
opisthosoma) to
supply enough fluid to pump into the
prosoma with
sufficient pressure...
- into two parts: the
prosoma and the
opisthosoma. The
prosoma is
commonly known as the cephalothorax, and the
opisthosoma is
commonly known as the abdomen...
- main parts, the
prosoma (or cephalothorax) and the
opisthosoma (or abdomen). The
prosoma and
opisthosoma are
connected by the pedicel, or
pregenital somite...
- (containing an eye) is also preserved,
directly between the
lateral eyes. The
opisthosoma is
vaulted (arched) and
subtriangular (rounded but triangular) in shape...
