By Kevin Zelnio, on  November 15th, 2011 Adaptations, Organisms, Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls Hydrothermal Vents, Neptune Canada, pycnogonid, sea spider, time lapse Our friends at Neptune Canada have posted this time-lapse video on their Youtube Page. Note the zillions of sea spiders (Pycnogonids), this is a feature of the Northwest Pacific vent province, we rarely see so many pycnogonids at other vents around the world. Sea spiders, tubeworms, scaleworms, limpets and snails crawl about in a . . . → Read More: What 1 hour of Deep-Sea Vent Life Looks Like in 2 Minutes
By Dr. M, on  January 5th, 2010 Adaptations, Biology, Mating & Reproduction, Organisms, Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls Antarctica, Arthropoda, body size, Buddha nature, Crustacea, digestive tract, diversity, gonad, organs, proboscis, pycnogonid, respiration, sea spider “Pet” Giant Pycnogonid attacking computer. Much of the earth’s biodiversity lies within the phylum Arthropoda. You are probably aware of many species within the group trilobites, spiders, centipedes, crabs, insects, lobsters, and whole other mélange of strange beasties. Throw a crab and you are likely to hit another arthropod. Scratch that as I cannot condone . . . → Read More: Pycnogonids, more than spiders of the sea
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