Friday, 12 February 2010

Crabzilla

One mother of a crab!

The Japanese Spider Crab is the largest known member of the arthropod family, which includes all invertebrates with jointed limbs.
Crabzilla's front limbs are his feeding arms, each over five feet long and ending in sizeable claws. They are a Japanese delicacy and are usually salted and steamed, but eating them in the spring is banned because that's when they lay their eggs.

Read more on the Daily Mail online.