pedipalp
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thumb|right|Green-shaded pedipalps in an illustrated dorsal view of a Uropygi|whip scorpion
Pedipalps (commonly shortened to palps or palpi) are the secondary pair of forward appendages among chelicerates – a group of arthropods including spiders, scorpions, horseshoe crabs, and sea spiders. The pedipalps are lateral to the chelicerae ("jaws") and anterior to the first pair of walking legs.
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