This crab is also called a spider crab, so at a glance, my imagination simply leapt to the easiest conclusion: found on land, long spindly legs, big body in center — must be a spider.

A massive colorful spider that, in recent years, has invaded several Southeastern US states, isn't as scary as it might look, scientists say. It's actually shy.

In an article for Oregon Public Broadcasting, reporter Jes Burns tells the story of a group of scientists studying the underwater volcano at Axial Seamount and the spider crab that got in their way.

Watch as a large spider crab, scurrying about the ocean floor with a group of other crabs, leaves his friends to snuggle up with a camera. The post This Giant Spider Crab Leaves His Friends to Hug ...

A man found a spider the size of crab in his garage, and says the creature now "owns the place". Jason Skimming, owner of Caledonia Vehicle Solutions in Ayrshire, Scotland, couldn't believe his ...

With legs that can span over 12 feet, the Japanese Spider Crab is a real-life sea monster - and possibly the original kaiju of the deep. In this episode, we dive into the eerie waters of the ...

Japanese spider crabs live on the Pacific side of Japan as far south as Taiwan and at chilly depths ranging from 164 feet to as low as 1,640 feet. (They spawn at the shallower end of that spectrum.) ...

At 00:48, video of the Japanese Spider Crab, or the Dead Man’s Crab*, occurs and touted as the world’s largest. But is it? Sure its big with a leg span that can reach several meters but it is all leg.

A Japanese spider crab with claws measuring 9 feet (2.7 metres) has moved into the Sea Life Centre in Blackpool. The crab, who is named after late wrestling champion Big Daddy, may have a claw ...

A diver was swimming amid thousands of spider crabs off the coast of Victoria, Australia, when she noticed that one of them was trapped by the leg in a fishing line.