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12-22-2008, 01:57 PM
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Giant Japanese Spider Crab
The Japanese spider crab, Macrocheira kaempferi, is the largest known arthropod; fully grown it can reach a leg span of almost 4 m (13 ft), a body size of up to 37 cm (15 inches) and a weight of up to 20 kg (44 lb). The crab's natural habitat is on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean (some 300 to 400 m deep) around Japan, where it feeds on dead animals and shellfish. It is believed to have a life expectancy of up to 100 years.
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01-19-2009, 06:38 AM
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Re: Giant Japanese Spider Crab
That is amazing. I saw a giant spider crab in the museum up in Manchester, it was from the UK. I saw a smallish one down in Devon too, alive on the beach.
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01-19-2009, 11:55 AM
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Re: Giant Japanese Spider Crab
cool i didnt know they were around these parts, did yuou manage to get any pix or clips o the one on the beach? was it able to move about on the beach?
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