Purse web spider (Atypus affinis) in defensive pose. What appear to be a fifth pair of legs in the front are a pair of pedipalps. This primitive spide

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Purse web spider (Atypus affinis) in defensive pose. What appear to be a fifth pair of legs in the front are a pair of pedipalps. This primitive spider is closely related to tarantulas. The numerous eyes can be seen on a small podium in the center of its cephalothorax.

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Photo credit: © Gerry Bishop / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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Keywords: affinis, arachnid, attack, atypus, cephalothorax, crawlie, creepy, defense, eyes, multiple, pedipalps, primitive, purse, spider, tarantula, web, wildlife