TheJapanesespidercrabisaspeciesofmarinecrab.Itisfoundonly
inthewatersaroundJapan.TheJapanesespidercrabhasthelar
gestlegspanofanycrabsintheworld,reachingupto3.8meter
slong,andweighingupto19kg.However,theactualbodyofthe
Japanesespidercrabisonly38cm(15inches)long.TheJapanese
spidercrabhas8legsand2armsusedforfeeding.Eachfeeding
armis1.5meterslong.Itisorangeincolour,withwhitespot
sonitslegs.AlthoughtheJapanesespidercrabhassomeferocio
usappearances,itisactuallyknowntobeverygentletowardsot
hers.TheJapanesespidercrabisfoundinthePacificsideofthe
Japaneseislands.However,aJapanesespidercrabwasoncefound
asfarsouthasSu-ao,ineasternTaiwan.Thisismostlikelya
onetimeevent;itispossibleafishingtrawlerorextremeweath
ermayhavecarriedthisindividualmuchfurthersouththanitsh
omerange.TheJapanesespidercrabisascavenger,meaningitfee
dsmostlyondeadanimals,butitalsofeedsonshellfish,openin
gtheshellswithitsgiantclawstofeedonthem.Aftermolting,
thesecrabswilleattheirownshelltogetsomeimportantnutri
ents.Itisoneofthelongestlivingcreaturesintheworld,liv
ingupto100years.---------------------------------span:跨度fero
cious:凶猛的trawler:拖网渔船scavenger:食腐肉的动物molting:蜕皮，脱壳 |
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