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Big Mittens - _TNY_8804

Male spiders use their pedipalps (the "hands" underneath their face) as a secondary reproductive organ to transfer the sperm to the female. This result in most male spiders having significantly larger pedipalps than the females - as shown by this very cute male Attulus terebratus jumping spider I found and shot at 3.3:1 magnification on the white garage doors at my mother-in-law's place.

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Uploaded on July 6, 2022
Taken on June 29, 2022