Phrases with «sea spiders»

The phrase "sea spiders" refers to a type of marine creature that looks like a mix between a spider and a crab. Even though they are called spiders, they are not true spiders as they live in the ocean. They have long, thin bodies and many legs, which they use to walk along the seabed. Full definition

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Sentences with «sea spiders»

Scientists have struggled to solve the mystery, in part because the delicate sea spiders are rarely preserved as fossils. (sciencemag.org)
That's why University of Oxford paleobiologist Derek Siveter was elated when he and colleagues found the oldest and most complete sea spider fossil to date in Herefordshire, United Kingdom. (sciencemag.org)
This discovery came in sea spiders, or pycnogonids, which can look like legs in search of a body. (sciencenews.org)
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Phrases with «sea spiders»

Sentences with «sea spiders»

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