Those round shells and long legs give Japanese spider crabs an arachnid-like look, hence their common name. These animals also have spines behind and in front of their short eye stalks.

The Japanese spider crab (Macrocheira kaempferi ... Known for its distinctive spiky shell and long, spidery legs, it can have a leg span exceeding 5 feet (1.5 meters) and weigh up to 28 pounds ...

An invasion of giant spider crabs has stunned locals as 'tens of thousands ... The crabs gather for the process of moulting - ...

to film the annual mass aggregation of spider crabs. These crabs come together to shed their old shells in a process called moulting. It was our first day of filming and although the crabs had ...

The meat in the shell, notably different for its pale greyish-green colour, also has a great flavour. It is popular along the Pacific seaboard of the United States Spider crabs - popular in France ...