Megarachne servinei

"What Big Eyes You Have! Megarachne's large compound eyes measured up to half an inch in diameter. When the creature was underwater, its eyes probably poked up from the water like a crocodile's.""In Good Company: Like modern spiders and scorpions, Megarachne had a pair of feeding appendages at the front of its mouth called chelicerae, which it used to pass food into its mouth."

Species:
Megarachnie servinei

Size:
Length up to 16 in.

Prey:
Tiny invertebrates

Where?
Fossils have been found in Argentina, in South America

When?
About 300 million years ago during the Carboniferous Period

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