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 ...

Ghost crabs also have some other interesting and uncommon quirks. “These guys are a little different in that they occupy open terrain on the beach and their habits have changed in relation to ...

but that’s just the beginning–there are all sorts of fascinating facts about these oversized sea-dwellers. So, here is a list of amazing facts about the world’s largest spider crab.