It is popular along the Pacific seaboard of the United States Spider crabs - popular in France and Spain, this sweet-flavoured crab has no large claws and, indeed, resembles a big spider.

Hand-catching mud crabs is always an adventure, but this one was an absolute MONSTER. The question is - should we eat it?

What is a Japanese spider crab? They may look like something from a 1950s sci-fi film, but Japanese spider crabs are gentle giants. And giants they are. Of the 60,000 species of crustaceans on ...