palpus

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"The males of these spiders have the longest palps among all known tarantulas," Dr. Zamani says.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

"We have tentatively suggested that the long palps might allow the male to keep a safer distance during mating and help him avoid being attacked and devoured by the highly aggressive female."

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

Researchers believe the exaggerated length of the male palps may serve a crucial survival function.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

The irritating insects have organs called maxillary palps that allow them to detect carbon dioxide from their prey.

From Slate • Aug. 19, 2022

Rahel noticed that she had new, thick hairs in her eyebrows, long—like palps.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy