My phenomenal canvas by Josiah McClain https://padlet.com/mcclajos/bdojhv5ega9i Made with charisma en-us 2017-11-08 15:31:25 UTC 2025-12-31 16:50:57 UTC hello@padlet.com mcclajos https://padlet.com/mcclajos/bdojhv5ega9i/wish/204874866 this is the Japanese spider crab. this crab is the largest crab in the world measuring to 5.5 meters (18 ft) from claw to claw. These crabs primarily live intemperate waters of the Pacific Ocean near Japan.]]> 2017-11-08 15:46:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mcclajos/bdojhv5ega9i/wish/204874866 adaptation mcclajos https://padlet.com/mcclajos/bdojhv5ega9i/wish/205253938 Their armored exoskeletons help protect them from larger predators such as octopuses]]> 2017-11-09 13:35:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mcclajos/bdojhv5ega9i/wish/205253938 habitat mcclajos https://padlet.com/mcclajos/bdojhv5ega9i/wish/205255381  They inhabit the sandy bottom of the continental shelf at an average depth of 150 to 300 meters, but will migrate into shallow water once a year for spawning]]> 2017-11-09 13:39:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mcclajos/bdojhv5ega9i/wish/205255381 adaptation mcclajos https://padlet.com/mcclajos/bdojhv5ega9i/wish/205255886  giant spider crabs also use camouflage. The crab's bumpy carapace blends into the rocky ocean floor.]]> 2017-11-09 13:40:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mcclajos/bdojhv5ega9i/wish/205255886 food mcclajos https://padlet.com/mcclajos/bdojhv5ega9i/wish/205288777
  • An omnivore. Diet consists of both plant matter and animals.
  • Sometimes acts as a scavenger, consuming dead animals.
  • Some are known to scrape the bottom of the ocean floor for plants and algae, while others pry open the shells of mollusks.
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  • female carries fertilized eggs attached to her abdominal appendages until they hatch into tiny planktonic larvae.

  • Larval stage looks nothing like the adult. It is small and transparent with a round, legless body and usually drifts as plankton at the surface of the ocean.
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