Sea spiders, or pycnogonida ... this that allows many of them to grow to such immense sizes without collapsing under their own weight,” the institute explained. The inaccessibility of deep ...

Australian scientists captured a jelly-like, eyeless 'sea pig' and palm-sized spiders on a recent voyage. One of the strangest creatures was a sea pig - a bizarre type of sea-cucumber that gets ...

Scientists also got their hands on sea spiders during the voyage. Despite their name, sea spiders are more closely related to crabs, but like arachnids they have an exoskeleton and eight legs.

Sea spiders can regrow body parts after amputation and not just limbs, according to a study released on Monday that may pave the way for further scientific research into regeneration.