The crab was named after professional wrestling star Big Daddy.
The Instagram page for Guinness World Records regularly shares throwback videos and photos that show off the many amazing world records. This time, he shared several creepy pictures of a giant crab named Big Daddy. Notably, Big Daddy is a part of the Guinness World Records list for being the “world’s largest crustacean living in captivity”. The record was verified in Blackpool on 8 August 2013.
“Big Daddy is a record-breaking crustacean! Meet Big Daddy the Crab. He is a Japanese spider crab that lived at Sea Life in Blackpool, UK. Big Daddy’s legs span 3.11 m (10 ft 2.5 in) making it the world’s widest crustacean living in captivity,” wrote Guinness World Records and added four stunning photos of the crab.
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In the caption, he also added that the crab was named after professional wrestling star Big Daddy.
Mighty Big Daddy even holds the record for the longest leg on a crab – 1.43 m (4 ft 8.5 in)! This was verified in Blackpool on 8 August 2013,” the post further reads.
According tovisit blackpool, The record-breaking crab was destined for a Japanese fish market until a reprieve was negotiated and was taken to the UK instead.
Since being shared online three days ago, the images have garnered over 1.3 lakh likes and tons of comments. Instagram users were mesmerized by the pictures and left varied comments.
“The most appropriately named crustacean ever,” wrote one Instagram user. “That’s a Kingler from Pokémon,” commented another. A third joked, “From the first pic it looks like he’s about to drop the best album of 2010.”
Big Daddy died peacefully in early 2016, aged about 80, Guinness World Records said.
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