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[Phil Rea]

They're not pincers, they're mating apparatus called emboli. They're 
used as sperm storage by the male. During mating, they're inserted 
into the female and the sperm is deposited within. They're a very 
valuable identification aid for extant and extinct spiders.

What you've got there is a mature male spider :)

Cheers,

Phil.

At 09:25 14/07/2008, you wrote:
>here is a weird one its a spider but it has little pinchers
>I don't know allot about these is that common and I just haven't 
>seen it before
>
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