The Biggest Crab Ever Caught Recorded

largest crab in the world With its enormous legs and lethal claws, this monster of the deep is already the biggest crab ever seen in Britain largest crab species.

largest crab on earth But astonishingly, the arthropod - which measures a staggering 10ft from claw to claw - is still growing, and could live until it is 100.

Nicknamed 'Crabzilla' after the fictional giant monster, the Japanese Spider Crab has a body the size of a basketball and its legs can straddle a car. They will eventually measure a massive 15ft.