King Crab

The King Crab is a large species of crustacean, which can usually be found in cold waters around the Globe. They are well known for their long legs which come in five pairs. The first pair are pincers and the right pincer in the largest of all the legs, which is helpful when the crab is haunting for food or to fend off aggressors.
There are two main species of King Crab: Red, Blue and Golden. The Red King Crab can become very large, has a very long leg span and they usually live in the Bering Sea. The Blue King Crab is the largest of the three species and is caught commercially in Alaska. The Golden King Crab it is much smaller than the red and the blue crab and is also caught off the coast of Alaska.
It is believed that the King Crabs are derived from hermit crab-like ancestors, because of several anatomical particularities which are present only in those two species of crab.