Those round shells and long legs give Japanese spider crabs an arachnid-like look, hence their common name. These animals also have spines behind and in front of their short eye stalks.

So the city has authorised the use of traps to remove errant animals. Watch ‘sacred’ deer bow for a treat 'An image of a world occupied by deer' Nara, a small city and former Japanese capital ...

Japanese zoologist and filmmaker Masanori Hata, who made connecting humans with animals his life's purpose, has died at 87. Mutsugoro, as he was fondly known, was famous for directing The ...