Meet the World’s Largest Crab
A sun-bleached Spider crab (Maja brachydactyla) carapace.
County Clare, Ireland.
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A small claw from a juvenile Spider crab (Maja brachydactyla). When fully grown they are the largest crab species commonly found in Irish waters.
County Clare, Ireland.
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A juvenile Spider crab (Maja squinado). When fully grown, they are the largest crab species regularly found in Irish waters.
County Clare, Ireland.
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#NewSpecies!
New spider crab from #australia just surfaced:
Samadinia jimlowryi
Treatment: http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B8E56D-1702-7E68-0F60-B4835ED23916
Publication: http://doi.org/10.3853/j.2201-4349.75.2023.1876
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