Underbelly by photosynthesis

Photography • Sea/Undersea • posted on Mar 07, 2015

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Description

A Japanese spider crab, taken at the Newport Aquarium on the Oregon coast. These crabs are huge - their leg span from claw to claw can reach 12 feet & they can weigh up to 42 pounds. Though they may look a little scary, they have gentle dispositions. The purplish color is due to the lighting in the tank - they actually are orange colored like the stereotypical crab... Please zoom.

Comments (11)

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Faemike55

12:06PM | Sat, 07 March 2015

looks like something you'd see under a microscope or on some alien planet Cool capture

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durleybeachbum

12:20PM | Sat, 07 March 2015

So very interesting! It's amazing how much a scabies mite under the microscope this looks.

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tommorules

1:56PM | Sat, 07 March 2015

A tiny bit scary!!! Cool photo though...

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jayfar

2:26PM | Sat, 07 March 2015

A great capture under the circumstances.

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Cgaynor

3:22PM | Sat, 07 March 2015

Excellent capture - the intensity of the color is enjoyable as is the monochromatic effect.

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NightGallery

7:43PM | Sat, 07 March 2015

What Nightmares are made of... yet graceful beauty as well. Nicely shot.

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zoren

3:08PM | Sun, 08 March 2015

wow, great!

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netot

11:38PM | Sun, 08 March 2015

Wow, from what planet he came?

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MrsRatbag

8:17PM | Mon, 09 March 2015

Eerie and almost alien; I can't imagine something with claws that big, it seems a bit intimidating. Glad to hear they are gentle! Very cool shot of the underside of this beast!

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