Are you checking your zoos? (Spiders)

[Marc Levenson]

I was just looking in my tank late night to see what is going on, and
found this strange pattern on top of a closed up zoanthid. Immediately,
I had a feeling it was a zoo spider, or predator.

Here are a few images.

http://www.melevsreef.com/pics/05/10/spider_on_zoo.jpg
http://www.melevsreef.com/pics/05/10/spider_on_zoo2.jpg

http://www.melevsreef.com/pics/05/10/zoo_spider.jpg
http://www.melevsreef.com/pics/05/10/zoo_spider_oo.jpg

As you can see, this is a small creature. It was on a large polyped
zoanthid that was closed up. I removed it with tweezers. *Not reef-safe*

Marc

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[carpenterwrasse]

whats not reef safe the spider or tweezers.......
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[graphixx22]

George, those spiders will munch on your zooanthids.... they are bad
little buggars
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[Beginner Reefer]

#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#i had one of those, he got the toilet treatment. Now,
were he was, there is a thing that looks like bubble alge in tube
form??? is that from him?#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#
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[Pszemol]

"Marc Levenson" > wrote in message ...
> http://www.melevsreef.com/pics/05/10/spider_on_zoo.jpg
> http://www.melevsreef.com/pics/05/10/spider_on_zoo2.jpg
>
> http://www.melevsreef.com/pics/05/10/zoo_spider.jpg
> http://www.melevsreef.com/pics/05/10/zoo_spider_oo.jpg

Amazing!
Have you been able to identify what kind of animal it is ?
Can it be a kind of starfish or rather a crustacean ?
Maybe dr Shimek would help on Reefcentral...

[Marc Levenson]

It is a spider, not a starfish, and I do have the latin name somewhere.
They aren't good. Here's another one, as well as the link to the
thread that discusses these beasts.

http://melevsreef.com/id/pycnogonid.html

Marc


Pszemol wrote:
> "Marc Levenson" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> http://www.melevsreef.com/pics/05/10/spider_on_zoo.jpg
>> http://www.melevsreef.com/pics/05/10/spider_on_zoo2.jpg
>>
>> http://www.melevsreef.com/pics/05/10/zoo_spider.jpg
>> http://www.melevsreef.com/pics/05/10/zoo_spider_oo.jpg
>
>
> Amazing!
> Have you been able to identify what kind of animal it is ?
> Can it be a kind of starfish or rather a crustacean ?
> Maybe dr Shimek would help on Reefcentral...

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[RicSeyler]

Kreeeepy Lookin, Man!!!! :-)

Marc Levenson wrote:

> It is a spider, not a starfish, and I do have the latin name
> somewhere. They aren't good. Here's another one, as well as the link
> to the thread that discusses these beasts.
>
> http://melevsreef.com/id/pycnogonid.html
>
> Marc
>
>

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