Sea spider with eggs. Male sea spider (Nymphon grossipes) carrying a cluster of eggs (yellow). Sea spiders (pantopods) are not true spiders but are cl

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Sea spider with eggs. Male sea spider (Nymphon grossipes) carrying a cluster of eggs (yellow). Sea spiders (pantopods) are not true spiders but are closely related to arachnids. Only the males care for the eggs and young.

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Photo credit: © ALEXANDER SEMENOV/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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