Japanese spider crabs often live in the seabed at depths of 150 – 800 metres, however, they are found most prominently in depths of 0 – 300 metres In spring, they can often be found laying eggs in waters as shallow as 50 metres Japanese Spider Crab Reproduction Mating takes place with the ventral surfaces of the crabs opposing each other and occurs as soon as the femaleThe Japanese Spider crab has the greatest leg span of any arthropod, reaching 38 meters from claw to 11yr ⋅ ambiversive ⋅ r/pics The Giant Spider Crab from Japan 8yr ⋅ NicoSaraintaris ⋅ r/pics June Design Competition Japanese Spider Crab 4yr ⋅ messica1010 ⋅ r/deeeepioartworks It's my reddit birthday, so here's a photo of me next to a Japanese Spider Crab 10yr ⋅ SiRchukiThe Japanese spider crab (Macrocheira kaempferi) is a species of marine crab that lives in the waters around JapanIt has the largest leg span of any arthropodThey go through three main larval stages along with a prezoeal stage in order to grow to t