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Kōrero: Crabs, rock lobsters and other crustaceans

Spider crab

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Spider crab

Giant spider crabs (Jacquinotia edwardsii) are found in subantarctic waters and deep waters off the southern South Island. Their leg span is just under a metre.

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Department of Conservation

Reference: 10049379

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Niel Bruce rāua ko Alison MacDiarmid, Crabs, rock lobsters and other crustaceans – Crabs, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/8229/spider-crab (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Niel Bruce rāua ko Alison MacDiarmid, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.