What is a Japanese spider crab? They may look like something from a 1950s sci-fi film, but Japanese spider crabs are gentle giants. And giants they are. Of the 60,000 species of crustaceans on ...

Despite their common name, horseshoe crabs are more closely related to spiders and scorpions than to “true crabs,” which are crustaceans. They’re in the class Merostomata, which means “leg ...

Researchers say that some spiders may work together to disguise themselves Crab spiders found in southern China can perfectly blend in with flower petals From colour-changing chameleons to the ...

Creepy-crawly courtship. This shot of a pair of courting crab spiders, taken by nature photographer Sandip Guha in Shiliguri, India, highlights the difference in size between the male and his much ...

ANDY TORBET:And here's what happened when I get into a high-pressure situation with a giant spider crab. ANDY TORBET:It's time to say konichiwa, which is Japanese for hello, to this. The giant ...

When Rogan saw the images of spider crabs on a nearby screen, he was stunned and said: "Jesus Christ that's insane, that's so big. I had no idea that there was a crab that's longer than a human ...

Two of Cornwall’s fish and crab species are to be renamed as part of a campaign designed to get more British diners hooked on the home-caught duo. Megrim sole and spider crab have long been ...