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mike_c

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1. some confusion in this report
Sat Aug 9, 2025, 02:39 PM
Aug 9

Male spiders transfer spermatophores from their actual genitals to the female's genitals with oral appendages called palps. It's the intermediary palps that this article describes, not the actual male genitalia. It's like saying that "my genitals are muy grande because my arms are long."

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