GIANT SPIDER CRAB 4
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Giant spider crab sheds its shell.
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The Japanese Giant Spider Crab - Macrocheira kaempferi - Taka-ahi-gani
C. J. Temminck described the species Maja kaempferi from specimens received from Philipp Franz von Siebold in 1836 which originated from Deshima island (= protruding island - jap. trans.) in the Nagasaki Bay. The specimens were one of the first that were available for European researchers and admirers. One of those specimens, now held in Naturalis presumably, was a giant male with a legspan of about 3 m (measured over the first pair of legs). The few specimens were obtained by von Siebold on one of his expedition to the Japanese Islands and were carefully shipped back to Holland. This is the start of mankinds fascination for the largest of all crabs in the world.
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Japanese Giant Spider Crab
This crab can have a leg-span of almost four metres.
toledozoo.org
Giant Japanese Spider Crab
Macrocheira kaempferi
Location at The Toledo Zoo:
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Japan's Giant Spider Crab
Sometimes you'll see a massive creature that looks scary, like a whale shark, for example, only to discover that these mega-beasts are not harmful to or even interested in human beings. It doesn't stop you shivering a little, but it's good to know you're safe.
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Giant Spider Crabs, Abyssal Cusk Eels, Lantern Sharks and Chimeras
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The invasion of the Giant Spider Crabs
The Great Spider Crab migration is an annual event in Port Phillip Bay.
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Annual Giant Spider Crab moult in Port Phillip Bay
T27 mei 2012
Every year, thousands of Giant Spider Crabs (Leptomithrax gaimardii) congregate in Port Phillip Bay ahead of their annual winter moult. More on MV Blog: http://museumvictoria.com.au/about/mv-blog/may-2012/orange-army/