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It is a large sentinel crab, carapace width recorded as up to 60 mm across. [2] It lives in the intertidal zone of the Indo-West Pacific Ocean, including South Africa, Japan, the Philippines, New Caledonia and Northern Australia, south to Moreton Bay on the east coast, to Fremantle on the west, in burrows in the intertidal zone in very soft mud.
This crab specimen from the American Museum of Natural History measures 3.8 metres (12 ft) across its outstretched legs. Female crabs carry the fertilized eggs attached to their abdominal appendages until they hatch into tiny planktonic larvae. [12] They can lay up to 1.5 million eggs per season, and these eggs hatch in 10 days on average. [5]
The Tasmanian giant crab is one of the largest crabs in the world, reaching a mass of 17.6 kg (39 lb) and a carapace width of up to 46 cm (18 in). [6] Among crabs, only the Japanese spider crab (Macrocheira kaempferi) can weigh more. [5] Male Tasmanian giant crabs reach more than twice the size of females, [7] which do not exceed 7 kg (15 lb). [6]
The crabs human see or eat are usually only six or so inches across their shells. An aerial image taken in the UK captured a massive crab, and is now garnering a lot of attention online. The ...
The giant hermit crab [1] (Petrochirus diogenes) is a species of marine hermit crab. This species lives in the Caribbean Sea, and often inhabits conch shells. [2] This species of hermit crab is large enough that it can inhabit a fully grown shell of the queen conch. It will attack and eat a conch, thus obtaining a meal and a shell. [3]
Paralithodes californiensis, also known as the spiny king crab and the California king crab, is a species of king crab [1] [2] [3] It is closely related to P. rathbuni with the same common names being used for the two and some authorities suggest that they might be conspecific. [4]
Loxorhynchus grandis, commonly known as the sheep crab or spider crab, is a species of crab in the family Epialtidae. [1] It is the largest crab found on the California coast. [2] The species was first described to science by William Stimpson in 1857. [3] The type specimen was collected on the coast of California, near San Francisco.
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