Spindletrooper

Spindletroopers are sea spiders which lived in the Shallow Seas, 100 million AD, that have a symbiotic relationship with Ocean Phantoms. They first appeared in the documentary The Future is Wild.

Facts
In the face of such an assault as by a predator, the ocean phantom has evolved a brilliant symbiotic defense mechanism. Some of the suction bells of ocean phantoms have ceased function as hunters. Instead, they are troop carriers. Should a predator be unlucky enough to brush against one of these modified bells, a horde of spindly-legged spindletroopers, with their slashing chelae and slicing chelicerae, emerges. It is an army come to the rescue of its host. Throughout history (sea spiders in general dating back to the Late Cambrian), shallow water sea spiders have been small, ranging in size from 1 millimeter to over 35 inches in some deep water species. With a legspan of 12 inches (30 centimeters), the spindletrooper is far larger than most of its relatives.

Before forming their symbiotic relationship with the ocean phantoms, spindletroopers live on red algae reefs, occasionally raiding an the ocean phantom's suction bells for food. Soon, some begin to remain safely inside the bells for longer periods of time. Eventually those particular spindletroopers adapt to fold up and fit nearly inside a suction bell, which in turn modifies itself to house and feed the spindletrooper. When hungry, an ocean phantom-guarding spindletrooper scratches at the walls of its home bell, stimulating it to  When hungry, an ocean phantom-guarding spindletrooper scratches at the walls of its home bell, stimulating it to regurgitate food from the rest of the colony. In return, the spindletrooper provides defense, coming out to fight when its ocean phantom colony is threatened. Spindletroopers have large chelicerae full of sharp fangs, capable of delivering an injection of painful venom. With these and their long chelae, they slash at anything that attacks their ocean phantom home. Spindletroopers defend an ocean phantom from a marauding gang of predators. The sea spiders' sharp fangs and slashing chelae swiftly repel the hungry predators.

gitate food from the rest of the colony. In return, the spindletrooper provides defense, coming out to fight when its ocean phantom colony is threatened. Spindletroopers have large chelicerae full of sharp fangs, capable of delivering an injection of painful venom. With these and their long chelae, they slash at anything that attacks their ocean phantom home.

Ocean Mysteries
Spindletroopers first appeared when an Ocean Phantom sent some out to try and defeat a Four-Lined Catwhale during a fight, but failed and were knocked out into the red algae. They were portrayed as great defenders for the Ocean Phantoms while in a fight or if something goes wrong. The Spindletroopers then tried to swim back up to the Phantom, but they were too weak because of the giant marine feline's special strength.