The Japanese spider crab, shown in the video below, has the largest leg span of any arthropod in the world, reaching up to 12 feet long and weighing up to 41 pounds. The spider crab family contains about 200 species worldwide, all of which share an arachnid-like appearance. Within this family is the Australian giant spider crab, whose annual gathering at Port Philip Bay to moult attracts tourists from around the globe. Last year, this migration became the focus of intensive crabbing practices wh

Japanese spider crabs put the “leg” in “legendary!” These crustacean sensations are the largest crabs in the world, with ten appendages that can span up to 12 feet (3.8 meters) from claw to claw. These gangly, glorious giants travel easily over mud on their long and limber legs to scavenge leftover scraps or dead animals that fall from above. Our new exhibit, “Into the Deep: Exploring Our Undiscovered Ocean,” features a whale-fall community living around the model bones of a young sperm whale, i

Meet the World’s Largest Crab - The Japanese spider crab, with legs stretching longer than the height of a grown human, stalks the ocean floor like a massive, silent giant from another world. | The Brain Maze

Amazing footage of hundreds of thousands of giant spider crabs just chilling. | Mashable