拍品专文
Japanese spider crabs have the largest leg span of all arthropods, the current specimen would measure just over 9 feet. These creatures inhabit the deep waters (up to 600 foot) off the Southern coast of Japan
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21ST CENTURY, JAPAN
Details
A Giant Spider Crab
21st Century, Japan
The taxidermied specimen of Macrocheira kaempferi on wooden base
64 in. (163 cm.) wide.
21st Century, Japan
The taxidermied specimen of Macrocheira kaempferi on wooden base
64 in. (163 cm.) wide.
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