creatures found along the beach. What's this

[>>Thump°C]

Looks like a spider but was under the water so I assume it's a type of crab?
don't remember seeing one of these before.

What is it?

[buzzlightyear]

Looks like a baby of those Japanese crabs with the scary long legs.

[punisher]

That's a red sea dwelling daddy longlegs , the most poisenous creature known to man , like its other poisenous friend, the arrow frog , it secretes its deadly poison thru its skin ( exoskeleton in this case ) the poison in turn is absorbed thru its victim/atackers skin , very painfull death the occures

Take up to 2 weeks before the symptoms are felt

[iamgigglz]

That's a red sea dwelling daddy longlegs , the most poisenous creature known to man , like its other poisenous friend, the arrow frog , it secretes its deadly poison thru its skin ( exoskeleton in this case ) the poison in turn is absorbed thru its victim/atackers skin , very painfull death the occures

Take up to 2 weeks before the symptoms are felt

 

Looks like a baby of those Japanese crabs with the scary long legs.

I reckon buzz nailed it. Japanese Spider Crab

[>>Thump°C]

but see how the claws are shaped?
and it didn't have a camera.

[OomD]

The crab has 10 legs (or 8 legs and 2 long claws) while the spider-thingie only has 8 legs. Claws might grow later?

[Bensien]

It is a nymphon

[Go Big]

wow well done

[spankme]

I dated a nymphon till I got a  warning for late comming

[J-dog]

That's a red sea dwelling daddy longlegs , the most poisenous creature known to man , like its other poisenous friend, the arrow frog , it secretes its deadly poison thru its skin ( exoskeleton in this case ) the poison in turn is absorbed thru its victim/atackers skin , very painfull death the occures

Take up to 2 weeks before the symptoms are felt

 

[Firecoast]

  at spankme.

Can't help you there Jack, but if it is a Japanese crab... what the hell is it doing all the way here?

[J-dog]

It's a sea spider. quite often see them  

did you find it on the miller's reef area?

[>>Thump°C]

yes it is a sea spider.

we called it a spider at the time but I thought it wouldn't be called a spider.

Pycnogonida - Sea spiders
Main article: Pycnogonida

Order Pantopoda
Family Nymphonidae

    scarlet sea spider Nymphon signatum Mobius, 1902 (Saldanha to East London)[2]


http://www.easterncapescubadiving.co.za/index.php?page_name=specie&specie_id=89

[>>Thump°C]

compare the thickness of the legs to the lines on my sons hands to get an idea of size

[Heimer]

I dated a nymphon till I got a  warning for late comming

 

[punisher]

I dated a nymphon till I got a  warning for late comming

 

[Vaalseun]

That's a red sea dwelling daddy longlegs , the most poisenous creature known to man , like its other poisenous friend, the arrow frog , it secretes its deadly poison thru its skin ( exoskeleton in this case ) the poison in turn is absorbed thru its victim/atackers skin , very painfull death the occures

Take up to 2 weeks before the symptoms are felt

Ag sies man