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Hairy feet, red eyes: Salish Sea reveals two sea spider species new to science

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What happened

If you're swimming in the Salish Sea late at night and feel a skittering along your calves, tiny hairy feet tip-tapping their way higher and higher toward your face, don't worry—it's probably just the stuff of nightmares: hairy-legged, red-eyed sea s…

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  • Reported by Phys.org and published Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:20:10 UTC.

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  1. Hairy feet, red eyes: Salish Sea reveals two sea spider species new to science

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