- The
opisthosoma is the
posterior part of the body in some arthropods,
behind the
prosoma (cephalothorax). It is a
distinctive feature of the subphylum...
- main parts, the
prosoma (or cephalothorax) and the
opisthosoma (or abdomen). The
prosoma and
opisthosoma are
connected by the pedicel, or
pregenital somite...
- open the old exoskeleton, the
spider generally contracts its
abdomen (
opisthosoma) to
supply enough fluid to pump into the
prosoma with
sufficient pressure...
-
segments are
fused into two tagmata, the
cephalothorax or prosoma, and the
opisthosoma, or abdomen, and
joined by a small,
cylindrical pedicel. However, as...
-
millimetres to a few
centimetres in body
length and had
segmented abdomens (
opisthosoma), with the
dorsal exoskeleton (tergites)
across the
backs of the animals'...
- have a
varied color. The prosoma, legs and
sternum are brown, and the
opisthosoma is dark.
Males grow from 30 to 35 mm in length.
Females The
females are...
- are
divided into two
tagmata (arthropod body regions): the
abdomen (
opisthosoma) and the
cephalothorax (prosoma).
Unlike spiders, the
juncture between...
-
scorpions and relatives), the term "abdomen" is used
interchangeably with "
opisthosoma" ("hind body"),
which is the body
section posterior to that
bearing the...
- (The
terms prosoma and
opisthosoma are
equivalent to
cephalothorax and
abdomen in some groups. The
terms prosoma and
opisthosoma may be
preferred by some...
-
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...
