Biggest Japanese Spider Crab In The World – Largest Crab Ever Found

Posted by Naash on Feb 23 2011.

Biggest Japanese Spider Crab In The World – Largest Crab Ever Found

The Giant Japanese Spider King Crab Legs has been dubbed Crabs Kong by staff at a UK aquarium, after being recognized as the biggest in captivity.

The monster from the deep – who measures 3m across and weighs 15kg – was originally caught in Japan by fishermen working from Suraga Bay, south-west of Tokyo.

However, rather than sell him to a local restaurant, the fishermen called UK-based biologist Robin James, who’d visited the village just weeks earlier.

He then arranged for the colossal crustacean to be spared the saucepan and be shipped to the Sea Life Centre in Weymouth. To go on show you understand, not to go on the menu.

Personally, only two words come to mind, melted butter

There will be all kinds of things coming out of Japan in time.

We may have to fight dragons again

I shall say what is on everyones mind before they open this thread...

It was the radiation!

reply to post by Anttyk47


The article is February though, so if it is due to radiation, they had a problem a while before the quakes. Being this is ATS, one could speculate that the EQ's are a convenient scape goat. Yeah I went there

Looks like Godzilla has got a new opponent!
Perhaps that battle is the 2012 end time event.

Biggest ever found? Idk, i guess theyve never seen a Coconut Crab

Sorry about that link, its "coconut crab" and my latency is really bad right now to dl and upload images.
Downloading the WoW client.

reply to post by TriForce


Wow, that's like the raccoon of crabs, breaking into trash cans & such.

reply to post by Analyze76
Ha Ha, ya who knows what that tsunami uncovered. Godzilla could be a documentary in time!

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I guess that crab is WINNING...I know...lame

wow, would love to gnaw on that leg
with some butter

and I'll bet he's saying the same thing
about me !!!!!

S&F

That thing is like the Godzilla of crabs. WOWS now just think if they irradiate it than Godzilla will have some competition. I often wonder if left to there own devices how big could some animals grow.

Originally posted by TriForce
Biggest ever found? Idk, i guess theyve never seen a Coconut Crab

Sorry about that link, its "coconut crab" and my latency is really bad right now to dl and upload images.
Downloading the WoW client.

edit on 28-3-2011 by TriForce because: (no reason given)

You ever see one of those in person?...that spider crab is definitely bigger.

I agree with you OP... melted butter... Just cracking open those legs... yummy.

Wait... that sounds dirty. Crab legs, I swear!

Originally posted by dude69

Originally posted by TriForce
Biggest ever found? Idk, i guess theyve never seen a Coconut Crab

Sorry about that link, its "coconut crab" and my latency is really bad right now to dl and upload images.
Downloading the WoW client.

edit on 28-3-2011 by TriForce because: (no reason given)

You ever see one of those in person?...that spider crab is definitely bigger.

No i havent but can the spider crab bust open a coconut? lol

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You mean Godzilla?

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Need butter, garlic and lemon mmmmmmm

Giant enemy crab?
Attack its weak point for MASSIVE DAMAGE!