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cephalothorax

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cephalothorax [¦sef·ə·lə′thȯr‚aks]
(invertebrate zoology)
The body division comprising the united head and thorax of arachnids and higher crustaceans.


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The brown recluse spider is also known as the necrotizing spider, fiddleback spider, and violin spider (on its dorsal cephalothorax is a violin-shaped mark).
The one closest to you represents the cephalothorax (the head and chest), while the other is the abdomen of the spider.
 
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