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 ...

It looked like an alien from a sci-fi movie. But in reality it is a Japanese spider crab, one of the world’s largest crustacean arthropods, kept at Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise in the city ...

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 ...

ANDY TORBET:And here's what happened when I get into a high-pressure situation with a giant spider crab. ANDY TORBET:It's time to say konichiwa, which is Japanese for hello, to this. The giant ...

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 ...