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Bugs of Deep Sea & Sea Floor

Sea spiders, isopods, the cold-water giants. Arthropods, just not insects.

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A peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus), vivid green-and-orange body with stalked compound eyes.
Apex Outlaw
Six Legs87
Alias
Odontodactylus scyllarus

Peacock Mantis Shrimp

Sees 12 colors. Punches at 50 mph. The flash is hotter than the sun's surface.

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A giant isopod (Bathynomus giganteus), enormous pinkish-gray segmented deep-sea isopod resembling a giant pillbug, fourteen legs, top view.
Curious
Six Legs84
Alias
Bathynomus giganteus

Giant Isopod

Largest known isopod on Earth. 50 cm. Looks like a giant pillbug. FASTS for FIVE YEARS at a time.

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An Antarctic deep-sea sea spider (Colossendeis colossea), pale spindly arthropod with a tiny central body and eight extraordinarily long thin legs, dorsal view.
Curious
Six Legs84
Alias
Colossendeis colossea

Sea Spider

Marine arthropod with internal organs IN the legs. Antarctic giants reach 70 cm leg span.

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