As night fell across Taiwan, the tide went out, exposing an eight-eyed creature’s home. The “cryptic” animal emerged from its no longer underwater nest and roamed the shore in search of its prey.

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Scientists found a “cryptic,” eight-eyed animal in a partially underwater nest and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Young Shih via Unsplash As night fell across Taiwan, the tide went ...