Male (dorsal). ~7mm leg spread

Sea Spider

Ammothella biunguiculata

Pycnogonida

Emerald Bay, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 11/14/08. Collected and identified by Felipe Barreto

© Peter J. Bryant

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Male (ventral) showing ovigers - appendages behind the palps and in front of the walking legs, used for carrying eggs

Female (ventral) carrying eggs in her legs

Female (dorsal) carrying eggs in her legs

Eggs in her legs