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acanthopodobates, more commonly called a spined treader, are large bottom feeding thalasentomo, which have gained toxic spines derived from their foremost and hindmost mesolimbs, these spines are derived from their acidic saliva which is moved there from the digestive system through specialized veins, their eyes are specialized cone shapes designed to see primarily above and behind them, this trait combined with their toxic spines allow them to defend themselves while they passively sift through the sediment for nutrients, if they encounter another acanthopodobates they will mate and then locate a protrusion or hollow object to lay their eggs inside, their larvae will hatch and filterfeed till they have enough nutrients to mature, they will dig themselves a fair bit into the sediment and go into their dormant state while they mature, if you have any questions about this seelenlos please dont be afraid to ask im more than happy to answer