"Water monster" with transparent centipede legs has extremely toxic venom that liquefies its prey

Remipedes, which resemble centipedes, have been discovered by scientists living in underwater caves in the Caribbean, the Canary Islands and Western Australia.

They are capable of liquefying their prey, usually other crustaceans, with a liquid compound similar to rattlesnake venom.

The crustacean's venom is a toxic compound of enzymes and paralytic substances that can break down body tissues, and the remipede will suck the fluid from the prey's exoskeleton as food.

They usually move slowly. "Because they have no eyes, remipede venom helps them adapt to living in nutrient-poor caves," BBC quoted researcher Ronald Jenner, from the Natural History Museum in London, as saying.

Remipedes are 10-40 mm long and have up to 42 legs.

According to vietnamnet