Inachus kaempferi, Print, The Japanese spider crab, or Macrocheira kaempferi, is a species of marine crab that lives in the waters around Japan. It has the largest leg span of any arthropod. It is the subject of fishery and is considered a delicacy. Two fossil species belonging to the same genus have been found, Macrocheira ginzanensis and Macrocheira yabei, both from the Miocene of Japan.

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Caption: Inachus kaempferi, Print, The Japanese spider crab, or Macrocheira kaempferi, is a species of marine crab that lives in the waters around Japan. It has the largest leg span of any arthropod. It is the subject of fishery and is considered a delicacy. Two fossil species belonging to the same genus have been found, Macrocheira ginzanensis and Macrocheira yabei, both from the Miocene of Japan.

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Keywords: (JAPAN) • ANY ARTHROPOD • CONSIDERED • DELICACY • FISHERY • GENUS • INACHUS KAEMPFERI • JAPAN • JAPAN. • JAPANESE SPIDER CRAB • JAPANESE • LARGEST LEG SPAN • LIVES • MACROCHEIRA GINZANENSIS • MACROCHEIRA KAEMPFERI • MACROCHEIRA YABEI • MARINE CRAB • MIOCENE • PRINT • SPECIES • SUBJECT • TWO FOSSIL SPECIES • WATERS