Japanese Spider Crab
Macrocheira
Animalia
RARE
Stats
- Lifespan
- Up to 100 yrs
- Size
- Huge
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Social
- Solitary
- Biome
- Deep sea
- Range
- East Asia
- Movement
- Walking
- Breeding
- Egg-laying
- Defense
- Armor
- Status
- Rare
About
Macrocheira, commonly known as the Japanese spider crab, is the largest known arthropod on Earth. This giant crab has a unique ability to rotate its legs to its underside, allowing it to walk sideways.
Life cycle
- 1.juvenileA juvenile crustacean takes adult form after its larval phase, growing in stages between molts.
- 2.adultFully grown at adult size and full hard shell.
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Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Decapoda
- Family
- Inachidae
- Genus
- Macrocheira