Giant crab

Giant crab

A Giant crab is a type of crustacean.

Giant crab may refer to:
*Japanese spider crab ("Macrocheira kaempferi"), the largest crab species alive
*Tasmanian giant crab ("Pseudocarcinus gigas"), another large crab species


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