This was one of my favorite animals we saw there (though I did not take the picture since we don't have a camera!) This is a Japanese Spider Crab which lives deep in the Pacific Ocean- this picture was taken apparently at 278 m. They can weigh 15-20 kg and grow to 3m from one side to the other. They are pretty creepy looking, but pretty amazing at the same time. Doug contemplated how many people it would take to eat one.
(picture from http://www.jamstec.go.jp/jamstec/organi/goin4-1.html)
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