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Respiration in many arachnids is through book lungs, which are generally situated where?

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Respiration in many arachnids is through book lungs, which are generally situated where?
posted Jan 11, 2023 by Swati Arora

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In a pocket on the underside of the abdomen
Encyclopaedia Britannica: "Diffusion of gases occurs between the haemolymph circulating within thin leaflike structures (lamellae) stacked like pages in a book within the pocket and the air in spaces between these thin structures".

answer Jan 12, 2023 by Rahul Vaidya
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