Giant 10-Foot Crab Seen at British Aquarium

"They say he's got to go Crabzilla." That might not be the title of a hit song by Blue Oyster Cult, but it is the nickname of a Japanese spider crab living at the National Sealife Centre in Birmingham, Great Britian. The giant crab has legs that span the width of a car and probably hitch a ride on the said car, too. This species of crab is the largest of the anthropods and is part of the regular diet among the Japanese. The Japanese spider crab resides off the coast of Japan at the bottom of the ocean. Crawling on the ocean floor at 2,500 feet, this crab dines on other sea life that comes its way. This sea creature looks like the giant spider cut from the original "King Kong" movie but unlike that stop motion animal which horrified previewers to the point where the director demanded it be cut from the final film, this guy is harmless to humans.

Crabzilla has a life potential of 100 years, which is pretty impressive, not to mention the fact he will also grow a bit more, probably reaching a full size of 15 feet. That's longer than two 6' tall men, although a crab that tall might make a great contender for the basketball court. Crabzilla would be able to get practically any position on the court, and just think of all the endorsement deals he'd get, too. Until that happens, though, here are some other likely scenarios that will help add to the fame of this Japanese spider crab:

He becomes a famous electrician. Those claws would come in handy for this purpose, and he would be able to use more than two tools at a time, given the number of legs he has.

He becomes a concert pianist. Crabzilla would be able to play well on two different pianos, given his leg span, although his claws might be too fat to hit each key singularly. He would have the same problem if he were to become a secretary. That computer keyboard would be too small for him, but he might be able to get one custom made for him.

He becomes a window washer. This guy can do three times the work of one man on a scaffold and clean multiple windows at the same time. It might be funny to see Crabzilla cleaning windows on a high rise building in New York city, but the pay would be cheap, since the seafood restaurants can happily donate free meals to Crabzilla.

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