[Bermagui Community] Sea spiders/spider crab

[ravenspirit24]

Hi wondering if anybody knows anything or has seen before my discovery today. I was gazing into rock pools today with recent rain and tides they are full and brimming with a variety of little critters. Then I came across something I have never seen before or heard of. I noticed some seaweed brown with sea lettuce moving in the water of one of the pools, as there was no wind or tide connected to the rock pool it cough my eye. Turned out it had legs covered in this brown seaweed and a big chunk of sea lettuce on the top. It fascinated me I spent a fair bit of time some time looking at it, I didn't have phone or camera to photograph it I am pretty sure it had 10 legs though may have been 8 it was hard to tell it moved forward back and sideways also climbing rocks in the water it was hard to see it as it was completely covered in sea weed I cough one glimpse of a leg and it looged a creamy translucent lige a baby prawn. Upon searching the net I have come across some info on spider crabs and sea spiders. Has anybody seen these in our area before and have any info on them. It was one of them completely fascinating experiences where I realize how many things hide from our eyes.

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