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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.
Although most crustaceans are small, their morphology varies greatly and includes both the largest arthropod in the world – the Japanese spider crab with a leg span of 3.7 metres (12 ft) [45] – and the smallest, the 100-micrometre-long (0.004 in) Stygotantulus stocki. [46]
The Registry of World Record Size Shells is a conchological work listing the largest (and in some cases smallest) verified shell specimens of various marine molluscan taxa.A successor to the earlier World Size Records of Robert J. L. Wagner and R. Tucker Abbott, it has been published on a semi-regular basis since 1997, changing ownership and publisher a number of times.
Pages in category "Endemic crustaceans of Japan" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
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 ]
Scientists consider the blue whale, which grows up to 110 feet (33.5 meters) long, to be the largest known animal ever to exist on the planet. But it’s possible that the 202 million-year-old ...
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]