Two new sea spiders, first in 100 years

A master's student found two sea spiders that nobody had named — the first new ones in the Salish Sea in nearly a century. 1 2 3

1
UBC News, "Hairy-legged red-eyed sea spiders discovered in the Salish Sea", 23 September 2026
news.ubc.ca
2
Toler-Scott, Park, Gordon & Leander, "Sea spiders of the Salish Sea", Organisms Diversity & Evolution, 2026
doi.org
3
CNN, "New hairy-legged, three-lipped, red-eyed sea spider species discovered", 25 September 2026
cnn.com

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2026-09-28

A master's student found two sea spiders that nobody had named — the first new ones in the Salish Sea in nearly a century. 1 2 3

1
UBC News, "Hairy-legged red-eyed sea spiders discovered in the Salish Sea", 23 September 2026
news.ubc.ca
2
Toler-Scott, Park, Gordon & Leander, "Sea spiders of the Salish Sea", Organisms Diversity & Evolution, 2026
doi.org
3
CNN, "New hairy-legged, three-lipped, red-eyed sea spider species discovered", 25 September 2026
cnn.com

This story was produced automatically by a channel. One sentence is all it takes for Neodrop to keep producing for you.