#pantopoda

[snototter]

A sea spider (Nymphon grossipes) in the Red Sea

by Alexander Semenov

[herpsandbirds]

Sea Spider (Stylopallene tubirostris), male with eggs, family Callipallenidae, order Pantopoda, Tasman Sea, NSW, Australia

These creatures are not true spiders, but are in a closely related group, that are completely marine (living in the sea/salt water).

photograph by emikok

Thanks to @ruthlesslistener for the correction. The males carry the eggs!

[cuttledreams-bugs]

Low-Poly Sea Spiders for our enjoyment!

Based loosely off the colossendeis proboscidae, with an alt color at a friend's suggestion~

[taxonomytournament]

Taxonomy Tournament: Arthropods

Xiphosura. This order is made up of horseshoe crabs, marine arthropods whose bodies are covered by a hard carapace. They mainly feed on worms and molluscs on the ocean floor. The blood of some species is harvested for LAL, which is used to detect and quantify bacterial toxins

Pantopoda. This order is known as sea spiders, marine predators/scavengers that walk along the sea floor or swim just above it

Which clade of animals is better?

Xiphosura

Pantopoda

Show results

Voting ended onFeb 4, 2024

[critterparty]

[macronectes]

The horrors are contained... For Now

old Pantopoda fixations from our department's storage room

taken march 2023

[copannan]

It takes about 15 seconds for it to make a step, what a silly thing. What a lovely silly thing.