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| A Japanese spider crab believed to be the biggest ever seen in Britain is set to go on show at Birmingham's National Sea Life Centre. | A Japanese spider crab believed to be the biggest ever seen in Britain is set to go on show at Birmingham's National Sea Life Centre. |
| Dubbed Crabzilla, his front feeding limbs are more than 1.5m (5ft) long and end in big claws. | Dubbed Crabzilla, his front feeding limbs are more than 1.5m (5ft) long and end in big claws. |
| The Sea Life Centre will be his home until the end of March when he will be taken to his permanent home in Belgium. | The Sea Life Centre will be his home until the end of March when he will be taken to his permanent home in Belgium. |
| The crabs are commonly found in the Pacific in 300m (984ft) deep waters but have been known to live deeper. | |
| Curator Graham Burrows said: "It is rumoured these crabs can grow as big as four metres, big enough to straddle a car. | Curator Graham Burrows said: "It is rumoured these crabs can grow as big as four metres, big enough to straddle a car. |
| "He will absolutely dwarf the other crabs in there, but he's not aggressive and they should have nothing to worry about." | "He will absolutely dwarf the other crabs in there, but he's not aggressive and they should have nothing to worry about." |
| The crustacean has been flown to the UK en route to a permanent home in Belgium from Japan and has been quarantined in Dorset. | The crustacean has been flown to the UK en route to a permanent home in Belgium from Japan and has been quarantined in Dorset. |