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The Japanese spider crab (Macrocheira kaempferi) is a species of marine crab and is the biggest one that lives in the waters around Japan. At around 3.7 meters, it has the largest leg-span of any arthropod. The Japanese name for this species is taka-ashi-gani, (Japanese: タカアシガニ), literally translating to "tall legs crab". It goes ...
Endemic crustaceans of Japan (9 P) Pages in category "Crustaceans of Japan" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.
When light bounces off a highly-reflective layer called the tapetum lucidum at the back of their eyes, it makes them appear to glow. [8] B. giganteus reaches a typical length between 19 and 36 cm [ 9 ] an individual claimed to be 76 cm long has been reported by the popular press, but the largest confirmed was ca. 50 cm. [ 10 ]
Peracarida is one of the largest crustacean taxa and includes about 12,000 species. Most members are less than 2 cm (0.8 in) in length, [ 3 ] but the largest is probably the giant isopod ( Bathynomus giganteus ) which can reach 76 cm (30 in).
Image credits: Sasha Weilbaker #4 Wind Blades. Humpback Whales are one of the largest weighing animals of the world, yet they are profound swimmers, which attributes down to its flippers (fins).
Elton John wore such comically large shoes in one movie that he inspired at least one scientist to name an animal after him. A recent study describes the newly discovered species of crustacean ...
Over 60% by weight of all crustaceans caught for consumption are shrimp and prawns, and nearly 80% is produced in Asia, with China alone producing nearly half the world's total. [74] Non-decapod crustaceans are not widely consumed, with only 118,000 tons of krill being caught, [74] despite krill having one of the greatest biomasses on the ...
The diameter of this colossal disk is roughly 3,300 times the distance between Earth and the sun, with enough gas and dust to form super-sized planets in far-flung orbits, the U.S. and German ...