Primarily nocturnal, Japanese spider crabs scavenge for mollusks, fish and detritus. They are generally solitary creatures, although they congregate in large numbers during the mating season.

What is a hermit crab? There are over 800 species of hermit crabs worldwide, and almost all are ocean dwellers—though people are likely most familiar with the dozen semi-terrestrial species ...

What is a Japanese spider crab? They may look like something from a 1950s sci-fi film, but Japanese spider crabs are gentle giants. And giants they are. Of the 60,000 species of crustaceans on ...

Male crabs of a species named after actor David Hasselhoff grow bigger claws than females so they can fight each other for a ...

“Fishing so far — the reports from the grounds — there seems to be good numbers of nice, new shell, large snow crab on the far northern portions of the grounds.” Nichols said right now the ...

Few ingredients and one tasty outcome. This recipe is a must try for all the crab meat lovers. Boil some salted water in a large colander. Put the crabs in, blanch for 2-3 minutes and drain. 3.