Japanese Spider Crabs
The Japanese Spider Crab (Macrocheira kaempferi) is a large crab. One of the largest crabs. Its leg span can reach up to 4 metres, and their bodies can be 37 cm. They are 44 lbs (20 kg). They mainly live on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean or they live in Japanese waters, 300m-400m deep. They lay eggs in waters that are 50 m deep. They have 8 legs and two feeding arms. Most Japanese Spider crabs live for about 100 years, eating dead animals and shellfish. Japanese Spider crabs are huge and they also live for a long time.
3 Comments:
Wow, 4 meters...It is really big.
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Henry, At
March 28, 2009 at 3:42 PM
What a big crab!
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Ethan, At
April 10, 2009 at 3:37 PM
They live for a very long time!!!
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William, At
July 3, 2012 at 11:55 AM
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