"Extras" on the chelicerae

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"Extras" on the chelicerae

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What purpose serves these extra spikes on the bottom portion of the base of the spider's chelicerae ? Magnification is 20x, specimen - http://www.photomacrography.net/forum/v ... hp?t=36179


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Thanks, Keith !
Sounds logical - "In many forms they are chelate, or pincerlike, and are used to hold and crush prey"
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https://www.britannica.com/animal/arach ... #ref495008
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