outfisher Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 HALLO fishraiders i was wondering if anyone can identify this crab? I caught it out on the 12 mile jigging in a 100m odd of water for kings i hooked the bottom and pulled a lump of weed and up come this little fella. Would appreciate some help identifying thanks!!!! outfisher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Its called a Spider Crab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 outfisher Posted June 19, 2008 Author Share Posted June 19, 2008 thanks mate cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 jewgaffer Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 That's an interesting spider crab and not quite what you'd call a pillow companion. I'll bet that critter would weave a nice old web in the old earhole Chris. I reckon if you didn't die of fright you'd either find the walls splattered with wax or you'd wake up deaf and not quite fully intact. Cheers jewgaffer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Robbielites Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Good eatin... specially them legs Robbie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 jewgaffer Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 How big do those spider crabs grow Robbie. They look a bit small for a good meal to me but maybe these days that daddy long legs variety can be digitally remastered Cheers jewgaffer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 outfisher Posted June 20, 2008 Author Share Posted June 20, 2008 Thanks for the funny replies i guess there is a comedian in everyone cheers boys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 vipernut Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 looks to me like an "idontwannagofknnearitthrowitbackquick" crab... quite a rarity... good catch Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Dreamtime Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 spider crab - Britannica Concise Encyclopedia | Date: 2007 Any species of sluggish marine crab in the widely distributed family Majidae (or Maiidae). Spider crabs have a beak-shaped head; thick, rounded body; and long, spindly legs. They use a mucuslike mouth secretion to fasten algae, sponges, and other organisms to the hairs, spines, and knobby projections covering the body. Most species are scavengers, especially of carrion. Their size varies greatly. The body of the European long-beaked spider crab (Macropodia rostrata) is less than 0.5 in. (1 cm) in diameter, whereas the Japanese giant crab (Macrocheira kaempferi), whose outstretched claws can measure 13 ft (4 m) from tip to tip, is perhaps the largest known arthropod. Have a look at some other spider crabs on this link http://www.video.scubadata.com/index.php?tag=crab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Camoman Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 looks to me like an "idontwannagofknnearitthrowitbackquick" crab... quite a rarity... good catch lmao the Japanese giant crab (Macrocheira kaempferi), whose outstretched claws can measure 13 ft (4 m) from tip to tip, is perhaps the largest known arthropod. just searched up a pic of this thing on wiki. looks like its from outta space...alien. 4m is HUGE, wouldn't wanna run into him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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HALLO fishraiders i was wondering if anyone can identify this crab?
I caught it out on the 12 mile jigging in a 100m odd of water for kings
i hooked the bottom and pulled a lump of weed and up come this
little fella.
Would appreciate some help identifying thanks!!!! outfisher
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