2 8o The National Geographic Magazine 



The Giant Spider Crab from Japan 



This fine specimen of the largest of all Crustaceans, the Giant Spider Crab, Kampferia 

 {Macrochcira')k(rmpfcri de Haan, which measures somewhat over 12 feet between the tips of 

 its outstretched claws, has recently been placed on exhibition at the American Museum of 

 Natural History by the Department of Invertebrate Zoology. This animal is known to occur to 

 a depth of over 2,000 feet in the seas off the coast of Japan, The largest specimen in any 

 collection is said to be that in the British Museum. It has a spread of 18 feet. Even larger 

 specimens are, however, occasionally captured. One is recorded to have had a spread of 22 

 feet. The specimen in the American Museum is from Miura-Misaki, and was secured by 

 Professor Bashford Dean, of Columbia University. 



