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.