Sea Spiders
Izicabisi Zaselwandle

© Johan Boshoff

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Izicabisi zaselwandle

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Pantopoda

Ubukhulu

Kususela kwi-1cm ukuya ku-1m.

Ukukhangeleka

Imilenze emide kunye nomzimba omncinci. Ininzi emibini yeemilenze, kodwa ezintlanu neesithandathu ziya kwenzeka. Proboscis. Isisu sibonakala. Ininzi imibala yembethe efana ne-beige, ebomvu ne-orange.

Inkcukacha jikelele

I-order ye-Pantopoda inezintlu ezingaphezulu kwe-1 400. Ayizona ziqhenqa zinyani. Idibene kakhulu. Abenayo imiphunga, kodwa phefumula ngokusasazeka. Amalungu adluliselwa emilenzeni njengoko umzimba uncinci. Hambisa ngokuhamba okanye ukubhukuda ngokuhamba. Ukufakelwa kwemveliso ngaphandle komzimba wesetyhini. Amadoda ayakulandela amaqanda ade afakwe.

Ukutya

Ukutya kwii-invertebrates ezizinzileyo ezinomzimba ngokusana kunye neproboscis.

Ukufumaneka

Ivela kuwo onke amalwandle zehlabathi, kuquka i-Arctic.

Iindidi eziqhelekileyo

Anoplodactylus digitatus
Nymphon gracile
Nymphon sp.