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Massive 10ft spider crab pays a visit to Britain

By T.K. Randall
February 12, 2010 · Comment icon 28 comments

Image Credit: Charles Laigo
The largest ever crab seen in the UK this massive Japanese spider crab is so big its legs could straddle a car.
Amazingly the crab hasn't even finished growing and could reach up to 15ft in size and live for 100 years. Caught in the Pacific this monster of the deep will go on display at the National Sea Life Centre in Birmingham.
With its enormous legs and lethal claws, this monster of the deep is already the biggest crab ever seen in Britain. But astonishingly, the arthropod - which measures a staggering 10ft from claw to claw - is still growing, and could live until it is 100.


Source: Daily Mail | Comments (28)




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Comment icon #19 Posted by Comrade Arntzen 14 years ago
I'm surprised to see its not 2 pages of bad jokes involving eating the poor thing. What an amazing creature. I didn't think they got so big.
Comment icon #20 Posted by RamboIII 14 years ago
Taken from link I see Ebirah has returned, don't worry Godzilla will kick its ass. I fail to see how that crab could straddle a car.
Comment icon #21 Posted by Benz 14 years ago
reminds me of the big monster from the movie The Mist (2007), the one where they are outside the supermarket ] picture of a small one, hate to imagine a large one.
Comment icon #22 Posted by Solitaia 14 years ago
Now, you wouldn't want THAT in your pants... Bad jokes aside... Wow, that thing is HUGE! -cowers-
Comment icon #23 Posted by Sthenno 14 years ago
Eep! I remember seeing crabs that size when I was young, but I think I was just a lot, lot smaller! Scary buggers.
Comment icon #24 Posted by lookingfortruth 14 years ago
would it be safe to say that, that sinister guy has crab(s)? I love it when people make my day
Comment icon #25 Posted by kobolds 14 years ago
any video showing how that crab move?
Comment icon #26 Posted by BaneSilvermoon 14 years ago
I for one welcome our new crab overlords.
Comment icon #27 Posted by chaoszerg 14 years ago
When they grow this big then its time to worry.
Comment icon #28 Posted by Moon Princess 14 years ago
Holy..! That thing is huge. Waaaay bigger than the Spidercrabs I saw in Atlantia!


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