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The Japanese spider crab ( Macrocheira kaempferi) is a species of marine crab and is the biggest one that lives in the waters around Japan. At around 3.7 meters, it has the largest leg-span of any arthropod. The Japanese name for this species is taka-ashi-gani, (Japanese: たかあしがに), literally translating to “tall legs ...
24 de mai. de 2021 · Learn about the largest crustacean and arthropod on Earth, the Japanese spider crab, which lives in the Pacific Ocean. Find out how it scavenges, mates, and grows to 12.5 feet.
Learn about the giant crustacean that can grow up to 12.5 feet and live for up to 100 years. Discover its habitat, diet, predators, reproduction, and conservation status.
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Learn about the largest crab in the world, with a leg span of 13 feet and a lifespan of 100 years. Find out how it defends itself from predators and why it is endangered by fishing.
Learn about the largest crustacean in the world, its distinctive features, diet, habitat, reproduction, and threats. The Japanese Spider Crab has elongated legs, a pear-shaped body, and lives in deep-sea habitats around Japan.
Although not the heaviest, the Japanese giant spider crab is the largest known living arthropod. The well-calcified carapace is only around 37 centimeters long, but adult specimens can be nearly 4 meters long from one tip of one cheliped (a claw-bearing leg) to the other when stretched apart.
Learn about the world's largest living crab, its habitat, diet, predators, and conservation status. Watch the live cam of these deep-sea scavengers and visit the exhibition Into the Deep.
