Pedipalps are used by male spiders to transfer sperm to female spiders. In fact, you can usually distinguish a male spider from a female because of the male's enlarged pedipalps.

What is the function of Pedipalp?

The pedipalps originate in the second segment and terminate in pincers. Pedipalps are used for a variety of purposes, including prey capture, defense, courtship, and burrow excavation. A pair of legs are found on each of segments three through six.

What is the meaning of Pedipalp?

: either of the second pair of appendages of various arthropods (such as an arachnid or horseshoe crab) that lie on each side of the mouth and often perform a specialized function (such as grasping or feeling)