Spider crab
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On the Coast: The molts (shed exoskeletons) of spider crabs often wash up on Georgia’s beaches. They are sluggish and unaggressive scavengers that have poor eyesight but sensitive chemoreceptors on the tips of their legs. Interesting Facts: The male spider crab grows larger than the female. Newly hatched larvae go through three planktonic stages, which last about nine days, before settling onto the benthos. The fertilized eggs are brooded on the female’s abdomen until they hatch. Legs can reach a foot in diameter.īreeding: During mating, the male transfers a spermatophore to the female. Size: Can reach four inches in carapace (shell) width. The carapace is covered in Velcro-like hairs which attract algae, bryozoa, and debris that juvenile crabs use for camouflage. Habitat: All types of benthos including estuaries, beaches, and bays.ĭescription: A round, spiny, brown/yellow crab with white-tipped claws. Pacific coast spider crabs include the genera Loxorhynchus, Pugettia, and Epialtus.Range/Geographical Distribution: Along the coast from Nova Scotia to Brazil. Spider crabs of the genera Libinia, Hyas, Sternorhynchus, Pitho, and Lambrus are common on the Atlantic coast of North America. Parthenope investigatoris, a spider crab of the Indian Ocean, is camouflaged to resemble the coral on which it lives. It is green and red on top and green underneath. The kelp crab ( Pugettia producta), a spider crab found among seaweed on the Pacific coast from Canada to Mexico, is about 1.25 cm (0.5 inch) wide and 2.5 cm (1 inch) long. Not your average-looking crab, many of them possess long thin legs (hence their name) and weird body. The crabs fasten a good deal of this material to themselves by means of a mucuslike secretion from the mouth. Spider crabs are members of the superfamily Majoidea. The head of the spider crab is rather beak-shaped the body surface is generally covered with hairs, spines, and tubercles (knobby projections) that are frequently matted with algae, sponges, and other organisms. The outstretched claws of this crab ( Macrocheira kaempferi) measure more than 4 m (13 feet) from tip to tip. The largest spider crab, and perhaps the largest known arthropod, is the giant crab ( q.v.) of the Pacific waters near Japan. Some are quite small for example, the long-beaked spider crab ( Macropodia rostrata) of European coastal waters has a body about 1 cm (less than 0.5 inch) in diameter. Majids, a widely distributed marine group, are fished commercially in temperate waters, such as in the North Pacific. Most are scavengers, especially of dead flesh. Spider crabs, which have thick, rather rounded bodies and long, spindly legs, are generally slow-moving and sluggish. Spider crab, any species of the decapod family Majidae (or Maiidae class Crustacea). SpaceNext50 Britannica presents SpaceNext50, From the race to the Moon to space stewardship, we explore a wide range of subjects that feed our curiosity about space!.Learn about the major environmental problems facing our planet and what can be done about them!
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The Japanese Spider Crab has a carapace length between 9.25-14 (23.5-35. Besides, it is number two after the American Lobster in mass.
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