Megarachne

Megarachne is an extinct genus of giant eurypterids from the Pennsylvanian period. It is often misunderstood as a spider because Megarachne means "great spider".

 Description 

 Size 
Megarachne was a large sea scorpion, however other species were bigger, such as Hibbertopterus, which can reach more than 1.5 m (59 in).

 Appearance 
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.

 Gallery 

 Related pages 

 Jaekelopterus
 Eurypterus
 Mycterops
 Woodwardopterus
 Hibbertopterus
 Drepanopterus

References

Category:Chelicerata
Category:Animals of South America
Category:Carboniferous