What is a Japanese spider crab? They may look like something from a 1950s sci-fi film, but Japanese spider crabs are gentle giants. And giants they are. Of the 60,000 species of crustaceans on ...

With legs that can span over 12 feet, the Japanese Spider Crab is a real-life sea monster - and possibly the original kaiju of the deep. In this episode, we dive into the eerie waters of the ...

Aquarium curator Mike Price said: “It’s a perfectly natural occurrence for a spider crab. “But for us as marine scientists to be able to witness Mother Nature in action in such an impressive ...

Footage from SeaWorld San Diego shows a Japanese Spider Crab, the largest crab species in the world, dramatically moulting its shell over six hours. Staff at the aquarium set up a time-lapse ...

Japanese spider crabs, which can have a leg span of 4m (13.12ft), will be featured in a new exhibition at the aquarium. The display, which opens at Easter, has been designed to provide an insight ...

Here’s how it works. SeaWorld put out a stunning video last week of a Japanese spider crab (Macrocheira kaempferi) cracking open its outer shell and seeming to clamber out of itself. The molting ...

The crab was caught by fishermen in Suruga Bay, southwest of Tokyo A Japanese spider crab believed to be the biggest seen in Britain has gone on display. Named Crab Kong, he has a claw span of ...

Time-lapse footage captures the six-hour process of a Japanese Spider Crab moulting out of its shell at SeaWorld San Diego. Footage from SeaWorld San Diego shows a Japanese Spider Crab ...

Blackpool Sea Life centre is taking delivery of the world's largest species of crab. Japanese spider crabs, which can have a leg span of 4m (13.12ft), will be featured in a new exhibition at the ...