Linda Pitkin / 2020VISION / Spiny spider crab (Maja brachydactyla / squinado) pair on rock covered with red algae, Lundy Island Marine Conservation Zone, Devon, England, UK, May.

Toby Roxburgh / 2020VISION / Fishermen aboard a small fishing boat packing a container full of Spiny spider crabs (Maja Squinado), caught using tangle nets, Cornwall, England, UK, June 2011

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Aggregation of Spider crabs (Maja squinado) in shallow water off Burton Bradstock, Dorset, UK, August. 2020VISION Book Plate.

Graham Eaton / Spiny Spider Crab (Maja squinado) with claws raised in an aggressive posture, in a fast tide, Abersoch, Wales, UK, May.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / Spiny spider crab (Maja squinado) on seaweed, Malta, Mediteranean, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / Spiny spider crab (Maja squinado) Malta, Mediteranean, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Northern stone crab (Lithodes maja) pair, Trondheimsfjorden, Norway, February 2009

Franco Banfi / Red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus) on sand. Vrangel Bay, Primorsky Krai, Russia. August.

Pascal Kobeh / Lesser / Little spider crab (Maja crispata), Canary Islands

Pascal Kobeh / Spiny spider crab (Maja brachydactyla), Sulu sea, Philippines

Alex Mustard / Aggregation of Spider crabs (Maja brachydactyla) in shallow water in summer. These aggregations seem to be for protection (safety in numbers) while the crabs are moulting, and therefore vulnerable. Ba...

Alex Mustard / Portrait of a Spider crabs (Maja brachydactyla) during an aggregation in shallow water in summer. These aggregations seem to be for protection (safety in numbers) while the crabs are moulting, and the...