World's Biggest Crab - Japanese Spider Crab

The largest crab in the world is the giant Japanese Spider Crab. This giant crab can be found In Suruga Bay off of the coast of Japan. This species of marine crab named the Japanese Spider Crab that has the largest leg span of any arthropod known to exist. Its body can measure up to 16 inches across, and up to 12 feet from claw to claw, with the whole crab weighing up to 40 pounds.Imposing in size, and ferocious in appearance, the crab has been reported to have a gentle disposition. With an orange body, and white spots on its legs the Japanese spider crab may appear similar to other crabs, but it differs in a few notable ways. In the male crab, the first pleopods, also known as swimming legs are unusually twisted and its larvae have been described as primitive. The male Japanese Spider Crab can easily be distinguished from its female counterpart due to having have much longer chelipeds. The crab can be found in depths from 50 feet up to 2000ft feeding on shellfish and animal carcasses and may live up to 100 years. They are primarily found in Suruga Bay, and while only occasionally collected for food, their numbers are dwindling, forcing fishermen into deeper waters to find them. Subscribe for Wildlife News & Talk - http://tiny.cc/2byriw Let's Connect -- http://www.facebook.com/epicwildlife -- http://gplus.to/epicwildlife -- http://www.twitter.com/epicwildlife -- http://www.pinterest.com/epicwildlife Other Epic Wildlife Giant Crab & Deep Sea Videos -- Giant Crab on Trashcan http://youtu.be/z54da6-fz94 -- Giant Alien-like Fish http://youtu.be/nrAhcHWKX4Q -- Strange Crab Species http://youtu.be/DG0xI6e_XLs -- Monster Crab Captured http://youtu.be/fXy2CpnppKc -- Giant Huntsman Spider Worlds Largest http://youtu.be/gths8z60j_w Royalty Free Music & Sound freesfx.co.uk

Comments

1. i want one as a pet.
2. is it a spider crab just the king crab
3. i wonder if it taste good
4. They are just compensating for their small dicks
5. that better be ded
6. still pics? this sucks
7. I caught one in Adelaide
8. fede ko
9. 100 YEARS!!???
10. crab battle!
11. same cece
12. japanese spider crabs are my biggest fear
13. it sounds like you just recorded every letter of the alphabet and then put them together to create words.
14. Who else clicked only because they thought they were going to see the largest recorded single specimen of the species?
15. whats the music?
16. It's called the Japanese spider crap,aka the weeb crab!
17. OH MY GOD
18. Guess who's boiling some crab legs
19. holy crap !
20. Cuz asians eat everything there making everything go extinct and over populating