Fishing news - Japanese spider crab

A giant Japanese spider crab with limbs more than 5ft (1.5m) long has gone on show in Britian. Nicknamed Crabzilla he is thought to be the biggest crab ever to be seen in Britain and you certainly wouldn’t want to get pinched by his massive claws. But experts at the Sea Life Centre in Birmingham say he is still growing and his legs could grow to 15ft (4.5m)

Japanese spider crab - Crabzilla

Fishing news:  Crabzilla was caught by fishermen in the Pacific Ocean before being taken to the Birmingham aquarium where he will be on show in their ray tank till the end of March. The crabs are commonly found in the Pacific in 1,000 ft (300m) deep waters but have been known to live deeper. Curator Graham Burrows said: “It is rumoured these crabs can grow as big as four metres, big enough to straddle a car. “He will absolutely dwarf the other crabs in there, but he’s not aggressive and they should have nothing to worry about.”