Crabzilla: A Spider Crab With 5 Foot Long Claws - Neatorama

A Japanese spider crab named Crabzilla, thought to be the biggest ever in the UK, has claws more than five feet long:

The Sea Life Centre will be his home until the end of March when he will be taken to his permanent home in Belgium.

The crabs are commonly found in the Pacific in 1,000 ft (300m) deep waters but have been known to live deeper.

Curator Graham Burrows said: "It is rumoured these crabs can grow as big as four metres, big enough to straddle a car.

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....being violently alergic to shellfish... I broke into hives and started gagging just looking at that picture....

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They are actually not a deep sea creature. They live off the coast of Japan and yes, they do eat them there. I've seen them in person and they gave me nightmares for a week.

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@Robolasse: It's the only way to be sure.

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I say we go up in the shuttle and nuke the site from orbit!

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Hope it doesn't become an STD.

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Ortega medium hot. Although Crystal & Sriracha are good if you really want the heat. I prefer the flavor.

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just got through sending this to a few friends .... best post since the bacon Xmas tree

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He's not packing so he can put it on his food. It's for drinking straight.

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http://www.secretaardvark.com/

The best damn hot sauce in the world and made locally in Portland, OR.

The short version of the story goes that the couple that owns the company started out selling it at the local farmer's market. Now you can buy it in Costco.

My opinion... It's a wonderful hot sauce that derives it's heat from habanero peppers, but is balanced with a wonderful herbal sweetness. Most hot sauces are all heat with no flavor (Tabasco).

Seriously it's something you need to try to believe.

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Texas Pete! North Carolina's contribution to Louisiana style hot sauce

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As much as I love the sweet start to sriracha my everyday hot sauce if Frank's Red Hot. It's not the spiciest, nor is it as vinegary as tobasco, it's just a good all around hot sauce. And not to mention it's the well known secret ingredient to really good Buffalo wings.

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El Yucateco, XXX.

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They need to make the Sriracha holster, stat!

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Pico Pica Hot Sauce by Juanita Foods for putting on food after it is served. However, depending on the recipe, Frank's Red Hot or Tabasco Chipotle for cooking.

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