The longest Tuesday & the largest ARTHROPOD!
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Jo Wolfe, PhD
#CrabAZ never ignores memes. M is for Macrocheira.
This is both the largest arthropod alive (3.8 m or 12 ft leg span, only males are this extreme) and the only living species in its family. Mainly found in Japanese waters up to 600 m depth.
(Yes we know it's Thursday, sorry)
🦀🧪🦑
This is both the largest arthropod alive (3.8 m or 12 ft leg span, only males are this extreme) and the only living species in its family. Mainly found in Japanese waters up to 600 m depth.
(Yes we know it's Thursday, sorry)
🦀🧪🦑
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