Rather Than Mandibles That Can Be Used in Chewing,spiders,like Most

question 16

Multiple Choice

Rather than mandibles that can be used in chewing,spiders,like most arthropods,have tubelike or fanglike mouthparts,which explains why most spiders

• A) spin webs.
• B) liquefy their prey with an injectable toxin.
• C) have a protective cuticle.
• D) have compound rather than simple eyes.

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