Neo Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 A Japanese spider crab believed to be the biggest ever seen in Britain is set to go on show at Birmingham's National Sea Life Centre. Dubbed Crabzilla, his front feeding limbs are more than 5ft (1.5m) long and end in big claws. The Sea Life Centre will be his home until the end of March when he will be taken to his permanent home in Belgium. The crabs are commonly found in the Pacific in 1,000 ft (300m) deep waters but have been known to live deeper. Curator Graham Burrows said: "It is rumoured these crabs can grow as big as four metres, big enough to straddle a car. "He will absolutely dwarf the other crabs in there, but he's not aggressive and they should have nothing to worry about." The crustacean has been flown to the UK en route to a permanent home in Belgium from Japan and has been quarantined in Dorset Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 What a let down, when the thread title promised so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbydan Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 trigs have evolved in to lobster lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 ive never had crabs! we just got the snakes and the spiders to worry about on land ,and not to forget the one or two sharks that might be knocking about nothing to fear really, there,s a lot worse than that in good old long eaton! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicky-27 Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 I thought it said spider to start with i was just about to pack my bags and leg it :eek: You never had crabs Trig ! you do surprise me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbydan Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 I thought it said spider to start with i was just about to pack my bags and leg it :eek: You never had crabs Trig ! you do surprise me pot kettle black aywot?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicky-27 Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 :mad::eek::eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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