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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Vishwam Sankaran

Giant deep-sea spider spotted crawling on ocean floor near Antarctica

Scientists have filmed a giant deep-sea spider crawling on the Southern Ocean floor, shedding more light on the diversity of underwater arachnids.

Researchers from the Schmidt Ocean Institute noticed the sea spider, the size of a dinner plate, about 2km beneath the icy surface waters of the South Sandwich Islands, a chain of volcanic islands near Antarctica.

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