Read on to get better acquainted with the Japanese spider crab, plus discover eight more of the largest crabs out there. The Japanese spider crab (Macrocheira kaempferi) is no ordinary crab ...

And giants they are. Of the 60,000 species of crustaceans on Earth, Japanese spider crabs are the largest, spanning up to 12.5 feet from the tip of one front claw to the other. They’re also one ...