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(a) Phylum Arthropoda;
(b) - Two body parts (cephalothorax and head)
(i) Ventral size of cephalothorax has 2 chellicerae each having claw like structure (produce poison).
(ii) Cephalothorax, has four pairs of walking legs, having seven joints and ends in two toothed claws.
(iii) They have pair of pedipalps – (Sensitive to touch, in some arachnids they squeeze and chew food, in mites, tips are
specialized containers to transfer sperms)
(iv) Cephalothorax has 8 simple eyes.
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