7 Creepy Facts About The Japanese Spider Crab

 It has been described as a “slow and stupid creature”

What has been described as an “ugly giant crab that lives off the coast of Japan,” used to be the extreme fear of Japanese fishermen. Whenever they had to dive to the bottom of the ocean, they feared that the giant crab would swallow them alive.

There is nothing to fear about however as they are pretty much incapable of harming a human being. Their long legs are only able to kill small sea creatures and their claws to open mussels or shells. Therefore, an issue in “Popular Science” dating from 1920 ironically called them a “Slow and stupid creature.”

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