Giant / Deep Water Spider Crabs

Stone Crabs (Encephaloides armstrongi) Deep sea Majidae species of crab with sponge on deep sea outcropping.
Stone Crabs (Encephaloides armstrongi) with sponge on deep sea outcropping. Majidae Brachyura Decapods deapoda crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers mass many group together same identical similar abyss abyssal depths |Stone Crabs (Encephaloides armstrongi)

Giant Spider Crab (Macrocheira kaempferi) Large adult.
Giant Spider Crab (Macrocheira kaempferi) Large adult. legs long skinny crustacean shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield kingcrab Crustaceans |Giant Spider Crab (Macrocheira kaempferi)

Giant Spider Crab (Macrocheira kaempferi) Juvenile.
Giant Spider Crab (Macrocheira kaempferi) Juvenile. legs long skinny crustacean shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield kingcrab single one alone lonely isolated individual red claws knippers nippers Crustaceans |Giant Spider Crab (Macrocheira kaempferi)

Giant Spider Crab (Macrocheira kaempferi) Juvenile.
Giant Spider Crab (Macrocheira kaempferi) Juvenile. legs long skinny crustacean shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield kingcrab single one alone lonely isolated individual red claws knippers nippers Crustaceans |Giant Spider Crab (Macrocheira kaempferi)

Giant Spider Crab (Macrocheira kaempferi) Detail of underside of head and mouth.
Giant Spider Crab (Macrocheira kaempferi) Detail of underside of head and mouth. single one alone lonely isolated individual big bigger huge large massive giant gigantic oversize size crustacean shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield crustacean crustaceans Crustaceans |Giant Spider Crab (Macrocheira kaempferi)

Giant Spider Crab (Macrocheira kaempferi) Detail of underside of head and mouth.
Giant Spider Crab (Macrocheira kaempferi) Detail of underside of head and mouth. single one alone lonely isolated individual big bigger huge large massive giant gigantic oversize size crustacean shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield crustacean crustaceans Crustaceans |Giant Spider Crab (Macrocheira kaempferi)

Giant Spider Crab (Macrocheira kaempferi) feeding on squid.
Giant Spider Crab (Macrocheira kaempferi) feeding on squid. single one alone lonely isolated individual big bigger huge large massive giant gigantic oversize size crustacean shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield crustacean crustaceans Crustaceans |Giant Spider Crab (Macrocheira kaempferi)

Giant Spider Crab (Macrocheira kaempferi) Detail of underside of head and mouth.
Giant Spider Crab (Macrocheira kaempferi) Detail of underside of head and mouth. single one alone lonely isolated individual big bigger huge large massive giant gigantic oversize size crustacean shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield crustacean crustaceans vertical Crustaceans |Giant Spider Crab (Macrocheira kaempferi)

Giant Spider Crab (Macrocheira kaempferi) Detail of underside of head and mouth.
Giant Spider Crab (Macrocheira kaempferi) Detail of underside of head and mouth. single one alone lonely isolated individual big bigger huge large massive giant gigantic oversize size crustacean shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield crustacean crustaceans Crustaceans |Giant Spider Crab (Macrocheira kaempferi)

Giant Spider Crab (Macrocheira kaempferi) Detail of underside of head and mouth.
Giant Spider Crab (Macrocheira kaempferi) Detail of underside of head and mouth. single one alone lonely isolated individual big bigger huge large massive giant gigantic oversize size crustacean shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield crustacean crustaceans Crustaceans |Giant Spider Crab (Macrocheira kaempferi)

Giant Spider Crab (Macrocheira kaempferi) Detail of face.
Giant Spider Crab (Macrocheira kaempferi) Detail of face. Majidae Decapoda single one alone lonely isolated individual shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying strange unusual weird bizarre bizzare bizzarre ugly freak freaky japan japanese spidercrab spider-crab |Giant Spider Crab (Macrocheira kaempferi)

Red King Crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus) Juvenile feeding on starfish.
Red King Crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus) Juvenile feeding on starfish. eating attacking consumer consuming claws victim prey vertical Crustaceans |Red King Crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus)

Red King Crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus) Commercial species growing to 1m across.
Red King Crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus) Commercial species growing to 1m across. legs pincers nippers longlegged long legged long legs defense defending Crustaceans |Red King Crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus)

Alaska King Crab (Paralithodes camtschatica)
Alaska King Crab (Paralithodes camtschatica) single one alone lonely isolated individual crustacean shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield crustacean commercial Crustaceans |Alaska King Crab (Paralithodes camtschatica)