sea spiders
Leggy ocean crawlers
Sea spiders are marine arthropods with extremely long, spindly legs relative to their small bodies—resembling terrestrial spiders but only distantly related.
Found in oceans worldwide from shallow waters to deep sea, they have such thin bodies that their organs extend into their legs.
Most are tiny, though deep-sea species can span over two feet.
Jointed-limb invertebrate phylum
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
- taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
- phylogenyEvolutionary relationships among organisms
biodiversity · classification · genus · morphology · invertebrate · zoology · systematics · research
Massive saltwater body
- benthicOf the sea bottom
- hydrothermal ventsSubmarine volcanic water jets
- polarOf extreme latitudes
- AntarcticSouthern polar region
Arctic · intertidal · coral reefs · kelp forests · seafloor · cold water · tidal pools · coastal
Thin and fragile-looking
- leggyHaving lengthy limbs
- bizarreStrikingly unconventional
- otherworldlySeemingly not earthly
- strangeUnusual or unfamiliar
delicate · translucent · gangly · elongated · thin · ethereal · grotesque · peculiar
arthropod
Jointed-limb invertebrate phylum
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
- taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
phylogeny · biodiversity · classification · genus · morphology · invertebrate · zoology · systematics · research · specimen
ocean
Massive saltwater body
- benthicOf the sea bottom
- hydrothermal ventsSubmarine volcanic water jets
- polarOf extreme latitudes
Antarctic · Arctic · intertidal · coral reefs · kelp forests · seafloor · cold water · tidal pools · coastal · subtidal
spindly
Thin and fragile-looking
- leggyHaving lengthy limbs
- bizarreStrikingly unconventional
- otherworldlySeemingly not earthly
strange · delicate · translucent · gangly · elongated · thin · ethereal · grotesque · peculiar · eerie
proboscis
Elongated animal head appendage
- legsLocomotion appendages below torso
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
- segmentedDivided into sections
jointed · appendages · ganglia · gut · body plan · trunk · abdomen · claws · sensory · nerve cord
predator
Organism that consumes others
slow-moving · prey · anemones · scavenger · carnivore · hunting · attachment · host · piercing · consuming
sea spiderstarantulas
Large hairy spiders
arachnids · wolf spiders · house spiders · jumping spiders · black widows
sea, seas, seaward, seawards, seaborne, seafarer, seafaring, seabed, seascape