Palamnaeus General Characteristics

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These are commonly known as Scorpions and lives under stones and burrows
Body divided into capahalothorax and abdomen
Capahalothorax is unsegmented and covered by carapace
The prosoma has two eyes on top and two to five lateral eyes along each side
The prosoma bears six pairs of appendages
- First pair is chelicerae
- Second padipalp
- Remaining four pairs are walking legs
Abdomen is divided into Mesosoma and Metasoma
Mesoma made of seven segments. 3-6 segments bear paired book lungs for respiration
Metasoma slender, movably appendages but is armed with poison apparatus
poison apparatus comprises an ampulla and curved spine
Sexes are separate and animals are viviparous

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