Crabs are some of the coolest creatures out there. And spider crabs are even more impressive. Not only do they look strange—in their ridged, salmon-color armor—but they have so many fascinating quirks ...

Generated by create next appCrowd of Giant Spider Crabs gather underwater A diver shot footage of a crowd of Giant Spider Crabs gathered underwater as they shed their old skin to allow for the forming ...

A diver was swimming amid thousands of spider crabs off the coast of Victoria, Australia, when she noticed that one of them was trapped by the leg in a fishing line. Watch the moment this diver ...

Studying an underwater volcano is hard enough without a spider crab getting in the way. In an absolutely delightful field dispatch, Jes Burns of Oregon Public Broadcasting tells the story of a crab, ...

Reporter’s notebook: OPB science reporter Jes Burns shares a strange tale of “crabotage” that emerged as scientists aboard the research vessel Thompson tried to answer complicated questions about the ...

What is a Japanese spider crab? They may look like something from a 1950s sci-fi film, but Japanese spider crabs are gentle giants. And giants they are. Of the 60,000 species of crustaceans on Earth, ...

Let’s just say, they don’t have the thickest of skins. Spider crabs have the dual challenge of being delicious and needing to moult, and once a year, this spells trouble. Found in the cool waters ...