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Are sea spiders real spiders?
Sea spiders are more formally known as pycnogonids because they belong to the class Pycnogonida within the phylum Arthropoda. The look-alike land-dwelling spiders after which they are named are also arthropods, but they belong to the class Arachnida. There are about 1,500 known species of sea spiders.
Are sea spiders bugs?
Sea spiders are a member of the phylum Arthropoda. This means they are related to insects, like ants or bees, as well as the arachnid group for which they are named, which contains spiders and centipedes. However, their name is a misnomer. Sea spiders are not actually spiders.
What can sea spiders do?
Sea spiders feed by grabbing prey with their mouthparts. They then pierce the prey and suck out the fluids with their proboscis. Sea spiders feed on invertebrates (animals without backbones), especially those that are slow or fixed in place.
Are sea spiders different than spiders in your backyard?
The big ones are usually found at greater depths. One difference from land spiders is that sea spiders don’t have much of a body — they’re almost all legs. In fact, much of their internal organs are contained in the legs. So while a sea spider may not be a true spider, it’s just as creepy.
What is the largest sea spider?
giant sea spider Colossendeis
The world’s largest species of sea spider or pycnogonid is the giant sea spider Colossendeis colossea, which has only a tiny body but a leg-span of up to 70 cm, and was formally described by science in 1881.
Are lobsters sea spiders?
Lobsters have long bodies with muscular tails, and live in crevices or burrows on the sea floor. Three of their five pairs of legs have claws, including the first pair, which are usually much larger than the others. The answer is no, spiders are not related to lobsters or crabs.
Do spiders poop white?
Spiders excrete thick, liquid droppings from their anal opening which land on the surface below. Spider droppings are a combination of digested food (insects) and waste products. The droppings look like pin head-size splats or drips in shades of white, gray, brown, or black.
Why do we eat crabs but not spiders?
Judaism deems crabs and lobsters, among other shellfish, unclean, and also prohibits conscious consumption of actual insects, including spiders (with exceptions for certain kosher locusts, grasshoppers, and worms)—and while you could assume that the dietary law was decreed due to inherent revulsion, it may also be true …
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