#seaspiders — Public Fediverse posts

Sea spiders found farming methane-eating #microbes in cultivated biofilm https://phys.org/news/2025-06-sea-spiders-farming-methane-microbes.html

Diverse, epibiotic #methanotrophs serve as a source of nutrition for #DeepSea methane seep Sericosura. By Bianca Dal Bó et al. https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2501422122

"#MethaneSeeps are areas of the seafloor where #methane forms flourishing ecosystems... 3 species of #SeaSpiders were discovered to host dense layers of CH4-consuming microbes on their exoskeletons... and graze upon them with specialized mouthparts"

Sea spiders found farming methane-eating #microbes in cultivated biofilm https://phys.org/news/2025-06-sea-spiders-farming-methane-microbes.html

Diverse, epibiotic #methanotrophs serve as a source of nutrition for #DeepSea methane seep Sericosura. By Bianca Dal Bó et al. https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2501422122

"#MethaneSeeps are areas of the seafloor where #methane forms flourishing ecosystems... 3 species of #SeaSpiders were discovered to host dense layers of CH4-consuming microbes on their exoskeletons... and graze upon them with specialized mouthparts"

Sea spiders found farming methane-eating #microbes in cultivated biofilm https://phys.org/news/2025-06-sea-spiders-farming-methane-microbes.html

Diverse, epibiotic #methanotrophs serve as a source of nutrition for #DeepSea methane seep Sericosura. By Bianca Dal Bó et al. https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2501422122

"#MethaneSeeps are areas of the seafloor where #methane forms flourishing ecosystems... 3 species of #SeaSpiders were discovered to host dense layers of CH4-consuming microbes on their exoskeletons... and graze upon them with specialized mouthparts"

Sea spiders found farming methane-eating #microbes in cultivated biofilm https://phys.org/news/2025-06-sea-spiders-farming-methane-microbes.html

Diverse, epibiotic #methanotrophs serve as a source of nutrition for #DeepSea methane seep Sericosura. By Bianca Dal Bó et al. https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2501422122

"#MethaneSeeps are areas of the seafloor where #methane forms flourishing ecosystems... 3 species of #SeaSpiders were discovered to host dense layers of CH4-consuming microbes on their exoskeletons... and graze upon them with specialized mouthparts"

Sea spiders found farming methane-eating #microbes in cultivated biofilm https://phys.org/news/2025-06-sea-spiders-farming-methane-microbes.html

Diverse, epibiotic #methanotrophs serve as a source of nutrition for #DeepSea methane seep Sericosura. By Bianca Dal Bó et al. https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2501422122

"#MethaneSeeps are areas of the seafloor where #methane forms flourishing ecosystems... 3 species of #SeaSpiders were discovered to host dense layers of CH4-consuming microbes on their exoskeletons... and graze upon them with specialized mouthparts"

Scientists collect unique sea creatures during voyage to East Antarctica https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-03/nuyina-scientists-collect-antarctic-sea-creatures-denman-glacier/105130020

"The RSV #Nuyina is partway through a 60-day voyage to the edge of #Antarctica — it's first mission dedicated solely to marine science... research teams are analysing some of the unique #biodiversity found in the #SouthernOcean. These include #SeaSpiders as big as your hand, #SeaStars that grow to the size of a dinner plate and #octopus species endemic to the region... some could be new to science"

Thriving Antarctic Ecosystems Found in Wake of Recently Detached Iceberg https://schmidtocean.org/thriving-antarctic-ecosystems-found-in-wake-of-recently-detached-iceberg/

"team on board #SchmidtOceanInstitute’s R/V Falkor (too) rapidly pivoted their research plans to study an area that was, until last month, covered by ice... they observed the #DeepSea for 8 days and found flourishing ecosystems at depths as great as 1300m. Their observations include large #corals and #sponges supporting an array of animal life, including #icefish, giant #SeaSpiders, and #octopus"