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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 .
Heikegani (平家蟹, ヘイケガニ, Literal meaning: Heike Crab, Heikeopsis japonica) is a species of crab native to Japan, with a shell that bears a pattern resembling a human face – an example of the phenomenon of pareidolia – which is interpreted to be the face of an angry samurai, hence the nickname samurai crab.
The 67,000 described species range in size from Stygotantulus stocki at 0.1 mm (0.004 in), to the Japanese spider crab with a leg span of up to 3.8 m (12.5 ft) and a mass of 20 kg (44 lb). Like other arthropods, crustaceans have an exoskeleton, which they moult to grow.
The largest known crab in the world is the Japanese Spider Crab. They can measure 12 feet across from claw to claw and weigh up to 40 pounds. More on AOL: Officer found guilty of stealing bag of ...
6 Human consumption. ... Crabs vary in size from the pea crab, a few millimeters wide, to the Japanese spider crab, with a leg span up to 4 m (13 ft). [6]
The largest are species in the class Malacostraca, with the legs of the Japanese spider crab potentially spanning up to 4 metres (13 ft) [41] and the American lobster reaching weights over 20 kg (44 lbs).
The 67,000 described species range in size from Stygotantulus stocki at 0.1 mm (0.004 in), to the Japanese spider crab with a leg span of up to 3.8 m (12.5 ft) and a mass of 20 kg (44 lb). Like other arthropods , crustaceans have an exoskeleton , which they moult to grow.
Human: 1.7 meters 1.7 meters Wandering albatross — 2.3 meters Floor to ceiling 2.5 meters — Sunflower — 2.5 meters Japanese spider crab — 3 meters Giant earthworm: 7 meters 3 meters Bubble car: 4 meters — Elephant — 5 meters Giraffe — 6 meters Tyrannosaurus rex — 7 meters Green anaconda: 8 meters — Apollo lunar module — 9 ...