Those round shells and long legs give Japanese spider crabs an arachnid-like look, hence their common name. These animals also have spines behind and in front of their short eye stalks.

An invasion of giant spider crabs has stunned locals as 'tens of thousands ... The crabs gather for the process of moulting - ...

The meat in the shell, notably different for its pale greyish-green colour, also has a great flavour. It is popular along the Pacific seaboard of the United States Spider crabs - popular in France ...

A classic Venetian dish, granseola is actually spider crab meat. This is hard to come ... Add the garlic and the prawn heads and shells. Stir-fry for a couple of minutes before adding the tomato ...

Each year, thousands of deep-sea Australian majid spider crabs set off to walk over the ... It takes a while for the new, expanded shell to harden - a very vulnerable time for a crab. And this may be ...