Sea “Spiders” Suck on Prey
Posted on August 16, 2006 Comments (0)
Vampire sea spiders suck on prey
Weird spider-like creatures that live at the bottom of the ocean and use a ‘straw’ to suck on their prey are baffling scientists.
These sea spiders, some of which are blind, are defying scientific classification.
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She has been using DNA and morphology to construct a family tree, using 60 species of sea spiders from all over the world.
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