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Sydney, Australia
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Title
Grabzilla
Artist
Miroslava Jurcik
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Japanese Spider Crab was a huge attraction in Sydney Sealife aquarium. The Japanese spider crab has the greatest leg span of any arthropod, reaching up to 5.5 metres (18 ft) from claw to claw. The body may grow to a size of 40 cm (16 in) in carapace width and the whole crab can weigh up to 19 kilograms .
He was only a juvenile with a leg span of 1.5m and his name is Sake. Sake's got plenty of time to get bigger, because male spider crabs can live for 100 years. He grew 15cm in 3 months.
He now been transferred to Sunshine coast aquarium, so you no longer can see him in Sydney.
There is insufficient data concerning the conservation status for the Japanese spider crab. The catch of this species has declined considerably in the last 40 years. Some researchers have put forth a method for recovery which involves restocking with juvenile crabs artificially cultured in fisheries. In Japan, laws prohibit fishermen from catching M. kaempferi during mating season in the early spring, from January until April, in order to keep natural populations up and to give the species a chance to spawn.
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August 25th, 2017
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San Francisco Bay Area, CA - United States
Never seen before such a beautiful and amazing creature, awesome underwater image, Miroslava! Thank you for writing such an interesting and attention-grabbing description, too! F/L
Scarborough, Qu - Australia
Another wonderful image of this Japanese Spider Crab. Such a fascinating creature! L/F
Mobile, AL - United States
Marvelous capture of this beautiful spider crab, Miroslava! Interesting info, too! Would never have guessed any crab could live so long or grow so large! l/f
Bensalem, PA - United States
Congratulations your beautiful work is being featured in The World We See Group :-)
Salem, VA - United States
So big- its hard to believe! and they can live 100 years - that's amazing! Wonderful image, Miroslava....LF
Paradise, CA - United States
Great shot of this unusual and colorful creature, Miroslava - amazing description of the size these crabs get - L/F!
Sarasota, FL - United States
What an amazing looking creature. Great close-up and info, Miroslava. l/fv/tw
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