spiders

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taxon:Pycnogonida, Ammotheidae species:Ammothea verenae
axial status common author: Child, 1987
This species forms mating clusters of hundreds of individuals. The male collects eggs from several females, fertilizes and incubates them in special sacs on his abdomen.
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