Common name of Hyas araneus
 
Common Name Spider crab
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official Trade Name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country Global
Locality
Ref. Balazy, P., P. Kuklinski, M. Wlodarska-Kowalczuk, D. Barnes, M. Kedra, J. Legezynska and J.M. Weslawski, 2015
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core behavior
1st Modifier other animal
2nd Modifier
Remarks 'crab', from Old English 'crabba'; from Dutch 'krabelen', i.e. 'to scratch', 'claw'; and perhaps from Old English 'ceorfan', i.e. 'to carve'.
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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