This live camera shows Monterey Bay Spider Crabs in Monterey, California, USA.

The gangly, glorious giants of this whalefall community are the Japanese spider crabs, with ten legs that can span up to 12 feet (3.8 meters) from claw to claw. Eight are for walking, while the other two feature claws for feeding on decaying fish, invertebrates, and algae.

Monterey is a city on the southern edge of Monterey Bay, on the Central Coast of California. Located in Monterey County, the city occupies a land area of 8.645 sq mi (22.39 km2) and recorded a population of 30,218 in the 2020 census.

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