Japanese Spider Crab
Chinese:日本蜘蛛蟹
English:Japanese Spider Crab
Latin:Macrocheira kaempferi
The Japanese Spider Crab is the largest known species of marine crab and lives in the waters around Japan. It has the greatest leg span reaching 3.8m from claw to claw. The body may grow up to 40cm across and weigh up to 19kg!