In female spiders, a specialized structure located beneath the abdomen that receives sperm during mating.
From epi- (upon) + gyne (female); the term was coined by arachnologists to describe this reproductive organ's location and function in spiders.
Spider epigines are incredibly diverse—taxonomists can identify spider species just by looking at the female's epigyne shape, like a fingerprint under a microscope!
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