日本蜘蛛蟹

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日本蜘蛛蟹

この巨大「日本蜘蛛蟹」(Macrocheira kaempferi) は、世界中最も大きな節足動物である。日本では、この蟹は「高足蟹」と呼ばれています。成年の「日本蜘蛛蟹」では、体長40cm、脚長3.8m、体重19kgほどになれます。

マンチェスター博物館にある「日本蜘蛛蟹」の標本は、 1904年1月19日にJ.H.アッシュワース博士によって寄贈されたもので、今でも館内最も人気がある展示品の一つである。

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