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Japanese Spider Crab

Macrocheira kaempferi

With the monstrous appearance, they do look scary
But are very docile, quite the contrary

Exoskeleton is pale to bright red
Once in a while, the armour is shed

Wading to the shallow waters, to lay eggs
Balancing on 8 long dangly legs
Image via critter.science

One response to “Japanese Spider Crab”

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    Komal V

    The creature looks quite scary. Your poem perfectly describes the basic characterstics of the spider. Good!

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