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On Sea Spiders: Pycnogonids are interesting little 'beasts' and are one of the few things that actually feed on Nudibranchs.
Their body is almost non existant and part of their digestive system is in their legs!
Not only that, the reproductive vents can be on the second segment of more than one of their legs. (Bit like having your naughty bits below the elbows)!
They have seperate sexes and the male tends to the eggs and the young.
They feed via a probosus much like a mosquito and suck out the juices from their prey.
Sea Spiders are not true spiders at all and there is still some discussion in scientific communities as to where the classification actually lies.
In Tasmania the two most common colour schemes in sea spiders we see are yellow, and black with yellow stripes.
Their body is almost non existant and part of their digestive system is in their legs!
Not only that, the reproductive vents can be on the second segment of more than one of their legs. (Bit like having your naughty bits below the elbows)!
They have seperate sexes and the male tends to the eggs and the young.
They feed via a probosus much like a mosquito and suck out the juices from their prey.
Sea Spiders are not true spiders at all and there is still some discussion in scientific communities as to where the classification actually lies.
In Tasmania the two most common colour schemes in sea spiders we see are yellow, and black with yellow stripes.
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