The largest living crab ever seen in Europe is coming to the SEA LIFE Centre in Scheveningen on the 3rd of August. Crabzilla is a Japanese giant spider crab (Macrocheira kaempferi) that was caught in the Pacific
Ocean at the end of last year. She was first housed at the Sea Life Centre in Birmingham (UK) and was then moved to SEA LIFE Blankenberge (Belgium).

Crabzilla is after all an adult grown, whose claw span is over 3.5 metres. When fully grown a giant spider crab can measure up to 4.5 m. It is not just its size that makes this crab a monstrous apparition: since the crab resembles a spider, it is even more terrifying for many people. In fact, giant crabs are essentially lethargic animals that move fairly slowly over the sandy seabed along the coast of Japan, China and Taiwan, where they live at a depth of 200 to 300 metres and are sometimes found in large numbers. The females lay their eggs in shallow waters near the coast. The species is fished for, but its meat is not so tasty.
Crabzilla is a male and weighs around 15 kilo and is about 40 years old. He will be fed with squid, whiting and mussels.

SEA LIFE Scheveningen,
Strandweg 13 (Boulevard Scheveningen)
Open daily from 10.00-19.00 hours, August from 10.00-
20.00 hours (last admission one hour before closing),
admission: € 14,50 (adults), € 9,50 (children 3-11 years),
€ 12,50 (65+), information: 070-3542100 or www.sealife.nl