PSN ID
by 
Wow look at these crabs!! it was really huge. this crabs also known as the world biggest crabs ever.
largest crab in the world
With its enormous legs and lethal claws, this monster of the deep is
already the biggest crab ever seen in Britain largest crab species.
largest
crab on earth But astonishingly, the arthropod - which measures a
staggering 10ft from claw to claw - is still growing, and could live
until it is 100.
Nicknamed 'Crabzilla' after the fictional giant monster, the Japanese Spider Crab has a body the size of a basketball and its legs can straddle a car. They will eventually measure a massive 15ft.
The
crab, called Macrocheira kaempferi in Latin, was caught by fishermen in
the Pacific Ocean and has now been imported to Britain where it has
gone on display at the National Sea Life Centre in Birmingham.
Out
of the water, the crab looks limp and languid because it cannot support
its heavy limbs. But in its own habitat - up to 2,500ft down in the
cold seas of the ocean - it is a lethal predator.
However, it
also has predators of its own - humans - as it is considered a delicacy
in Japan. Graham Burrows, curator of the National Sea Life Centre in
Birmingham, said: 'It is rumoured these crabs can grow to four metres
across.
'Our open-topped ray tank has the icy cold waters
Crabzilla needs, and will be his home until the end of March. 'He
absolutely dwarfs the other crabs in there, but he's not aggressive and
they should have nothing to worry about.'
'He has already spent
time in quarantine and ultimately will be moved to the Sea Life centre
in Blankenberge in Belgium.' He added: 'The Japanese Spider Crab is the
largest known member of the arthropod family, which includes all
invertebrates with jointed limbs. 'Crabzilla's front limbs are his
feeding arms, each over five feet long and ending in sizeable claws.
'They
are a Japanese delicacy and are usually salted and steamed, but eating
them in the spring is banned because that is when they lay their eggs.'
