Megarachne is an extinct genus of giant eurypterids from the Pennsylvanian period. It is often misunderstood as a spider because Megarachne means "great spider".[source?]
Megarachne is an extinct genus of giant eurypterids from the Pennsylvanian period. It is often misunderstood as a spider because Megarachne means "great spider".[source?]
Megarachne was a large sea scorpion, however other species were bigger, such as Hibbertopterus, which can reach more than 1.5 m (59 in).
Megarachne had blade-like things on its limbs to do a feeding method called "sweep-feeding" and a second abdomen (opisthosoma) that doesn't have a known function.
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