spider crabs
Long-legged sea scavengers
Spider crabs are a family of marine crustaceans with long, spindly legs and relatively small, often triangular bodies—resembling spiders.
Many species camouflage themselves by attaching algae or debris to their shells.
The Japanese spider crab has the longest leg span of any arthropod, reaching over twelve feet.
Some species are harvested for food.
- crustaceanAquatic arthropod with exoskeleton
- long legsExtended lower limbs
- arthropodJointed-limb invertebrate phylum
- JapanEast Asian archipelago nation
- Bering SeaNorth Pacific marginal sea
spindly legs · decapod · ocean · ocean floor · camouflage · seafood · exoskeleton · carapace · marine · beach · aquatic · animal · molting · shrimp · chelae · lobster · fisheries · tidal zone
- arthropodsarthropod, arthropods, Arthropoda, insects, insect
- crustaceansprawn, lobster, lobsters, shrimp, shrimps
- seafloor lifesea cucumber, sea cucumbers, sea urchin, sea urchins, sand dollar
spider crabsstone crabs
Clawed crustaceans, claws regenerate
mole crabs · king crabs · hermit crabs · Dungeness crabs · rock crabs
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