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Parts of a spider

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Parts of a spider

This diagram shows the main external parts of a typical spider.

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Simon Pollard, Spiders and other arachnids – What is a spider?, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/diagram/12704/parts-of-a-spider (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Simon Pollard, published 1 March 2009.