pictures please
2006-11-01 11:11:39 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
The Japanese spider crab, Macrocheira kaempferi, is the largest living arthropod; fully grown it can reach a leg span of almost 4 m (13 feet), a body size of up to 37 cm (15 inches) and a weight of up to 20 kg (44 pounds). The crab's natural habitat is on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean (some 300–400 m deep) around Japan, where it feeds on dead animals and shellfish. It is believed to have a life expectancy of up to 100 years. You can read more at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_spider_crab
2006-11-01 11:34:47 · answer #1 · answered by rooilugo 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Alaskan Snow Crab
2006-11-04 19:34:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought it was the Giant Pacific Crab. They can weigh up to 25lb and have a claw-span of more than three feet, but that Spider Crab sounds scary too!
2006-11-02 07:23:32 · answer #3 · answered by Pippa 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Crab Nebula I reckon!
2006-11-01 19:18:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Hilarious answers so far, I think it is the Alaskan king crab, or king crab, if memory serves.
2006-11-01 19:17:10 · answer #5 · answered by finaldx 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I think it's the stone crab.
2006-11-01 19:26:54 · answer #6 · answered by almostdead 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"Spider crab" from Japan .It can reach a diameter,including legs,of 3 meters and 80 centimeters. ( !!! )
It lives in ,average, in depth of 300 meters.
Latin name : "Macrocheira Kaempferi".
Bye.
N.M.
2006-11-01 19:47:10 · answer #7 · answered by scubanino 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
My Mother 365 days a year xx
2006-11-01 19:14:20 · answer #8 · answered by shiloh6662001 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
my ex mother in law
2006-11-01 19:13:07 · answer #9 · answered by soren 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
....guess my granny could have quite comfortably held that dubious title....
2006-11-01 19:15:54 · answer #10 · answered by hidoug 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋