being the red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus). King crabs are not true crabs, and are generally thought to be derived from hermit crab ancestors within...

The red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus), also called Kamchatka crab or Alaskan king crab, is a species of king crab native to cold waters in the...

Alaskan king crab fishing is carried out during the fall in the waters off the coast of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands. The commercial catch is shipped...

carcinization) is a form of convergent evolution in which non-crab crustaceans evolve a crab-like body plan. The term was introduced into evolutionary biology...

12, 2005. The show follows crab fishermen aboard fishing vessels in the Bering Sea during the Alaskan king crab and snow crab fishing seasons. The base...

and porcelain crabs, they all belong to the infraorder Anomura, the sister taxon to Brachyura. However, the relationship of king crabs to the rest of...

spider crab, with a leg span up to 4 m (13 ft). Several other groups of crustaceans with similar appearances – such as king crabs and porcelain crabs – are...

The Japanese spider crab (Macrocheira kaempferi) is a species of marine crab and is the biggest one that lives in the waters around Japan. At around 3...

The Tale of King Crab (Italian: Re Granchio) is a 2021 Italian drama film directed by Alessio Rigo de Righi and Matteo Zoppis. The film was shown in the...

platypus, the blue king crab, is a species of king crab from cold waters in the North Pacific Ocean and adjacent seas. Although blue king crabs are among the...