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 ...

Worried about making a fool of yourself (and a mess) eating crab legs? This guide has your covered so you can be feasting on ...

The crabs are easy to recognize by the fuzzy "mittens" on their claws and the lack of paddles on their rear legs.

Or, catch alive that is. The spider crab is one of those very species, making it seem like the only way to bring these crustaceans back up to land is to viciously crack them up with rocks.

In fact, less than half of the 37 spider families in Britain do. Other spiders, such as crab spiders in the family Thomisidae, are 'sit and wait' predators - for example Misumena vatia lurks on flower ...

It is the second time the owners of the Real Cornish Crab Company have committed such offences, including catching too small ...

Myself and series researcher, Yoland Bosiger were down on the Mornington Peninsula, south east Australia, to film the annual mass aggregation of spider crabs ... amongst the crab legs to show ...

A Real Bug’s Life returns for another season of microscopic and dynamic worlds. This new season of the National Geographic series follows new creatures ranging from a hermit crab looking for its ...

It is popular along the Pacific seaboard of the United States Spider crabs - popular in France and Spain, this sweet-flavoured crab has no large claws and, indeed, resembles a big spider.