Japanese spider crabs

My ongoing obsession with all weird/massive/deadly animals continues with today’s star: the Japanese spider crab.

In a country rammed to the gills with weird things, the Japanese spider crab scores pretty highly, reaching up to 3.8m across and weighing up to 19kg. If I was out snorkeling one day in downtown Osaka and saw one of these bastards, I’d need a new pair of Speedos quick-smart.

Soiling aside, here’s a pretty cool time-lapse video shot over the course of six hours in Fujisawa, Japan. It’s the kind of thing that HR Giger probably dreams about, but is bound to give most sane people nightmares. So watch it now, but don’t say I didn’t warn you.

via Pink Tentacle.