Crab
Great Spider Crab
Hyas araneus
How to spot it
A bulky spider crab with a teardrop-shaped shell and a forked, pointed snout. Often so coated in seaweed, hydroids and tubeworms that its outline is hard to make out. Long-legged and reddish brown.
Usually seen at
10-80 m (median 33 m)
Size
Medium (10-50 cm)
Habitat
Kelp, Rocky crevice, Sandy bottom
Behaviour
On bottom, Hiding
Where it's seen
Occurrence records around the UK and north-east Atlantic (OBIS).