| 1. | The pedipalp in the male has a single tibial apophysis which tapers gradually.
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| 2. | In certain species, male adaptation will include the process of pedipalp damage.
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| 3. | In males, the embolus of the pedipalp is enclosed within the conductor.
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| 4. | They show a typical habitus with gracile pedipalp chelae and a moderately thickened metasoma.
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| 5. | The pedipalp chelae ( pincers ) are wider than the patella ( segment IV ).
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| 6. | The palpal bulb of a mature male spider is borne on the last segment of the pedipalp.
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| 7. | As mentioned above, a very similar arrangement is seen at the end of the pedipalp in Ricinulei.
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| 8. | At the end of each male pedipalp is a spoon-shaped cymbium that acts to support the copulatory organ.
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| 9. | The pedipalp is a segmented, chelate ( clawed ) appendage used for prey immobilization, defense and sensory purposes.
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| 10. | During mating, the male must reach under the female to insert his pedipalp into her gonopore to deposit sperm.
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