soooooooooo wtf is this? and why does it creep me out

[Corbin]

living under my green cap coral (for now)
the red and white arms.

[Aquattro]

tiny brittle star, they're cool. Detritus eaters, and coral safe.

[ScubaSteve]

That'd be a mini brittle star and it creeps you because you need to leather up, buttercup. Just kidding, there's a lot in my tank that creeps me out too. The mini brittle stars are super cool and harmless detritus eaters. If you can corner one you can pick it up and check it out. Neat little guys. I literally just had one in my hand a moment ago.

[Corbin]

okay, now im happy, i though it was like some 3 headed bristle worm from hell or something.
haha. im okay with brittle stars. not as creepy.

[gobytron]

It's amazing how much a little research can alleviate alot of the initial creepyness in this hobby.

[philg3]

When I added some mature live rock to my tank from a friends, one of the rocks was crawling with these guys, and the first time I fed the tank they all started crawling out waving their arms about... definitely creeped me out.

In fact, it still kinda creeps me out...

[MKLKT]

I love those guys, I rescue a bunch every few days when I toss out my filter floss and they've ended up there.