Spider Crab

Maja brachydactyla

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Britain's largest native crab, with a spiny carapace and long, spindly legs. Spider crabs aggregate in spectacular mass aggregations in summer before moulting, forming piles in shallow bays that can number thousands of individuals.

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Quick Facts

Category: Invertebrate
Latin name: Maja brachydactyla
IUCN Status: LC — Least Concern
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Conservation Status: LC

Least Concern — assessed by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.