The biggest crab in the world, the Japanese spider crab, is capable of achieving a leg span of more than 13 feet (4 meters) across. Read on to get better acquainted with the Japanese spider crab ...

Coconut crabs of the tropics are large, cat-sized, crustaceans known for their indiscriminate eating habits and suspected to ...

A fun-size crustacean with a cartoonish face has smitten the internet with enamored viewers dubbing the critter the “cutest crab in the world.” The National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

Of the 60,000 species of crustaceans on Earth, Japanese spider crabs are the largest, spanning up to 12.5 feet from the tip of one front claw to the other. They’re also one of the world’s ...

The giant Japanese spider crab. This is the biggest crab in the world. ANDY TORBET:Their bodies can grow as big as a basketball, and their leg span, from tip to tip, can be up to 4 metres.

Horsehair crabs ― the ones covered with tiny hairs. The high-end crustacean is loved for its sweet, delicate meat and rich and creamy innards, or kani miso. At one of the world's largest ...