This ancient, Lovecraftian apex predator chased and pierced soft prey
Spiny facial appendages were best suited to reaching for soft prey and catching it on spikes
![An illustration of an Anomalocaris canadensis underwater.](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/070623_no_anomalocaris_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
Anomalocaris canadensis (illustrated), one of the earliest known apex predators, hunted in the water around half a billion years ago.
Katrina Kenny