- Who
- Big Daddy, a giant Japanese Spider Crab
- What
- 1.43 metre(s)
- Where
- United Kingdom (Blackpool)
- When
- 2016
The longest leg on a crab measured 1.43 m (4 ft 8.5 in) and belonged to "Big Daddy", a giant Japanese spider crab that arrived at Sea Life Blackpool in Lancashire, UK, in 2013. The record was verified in Blackpool on 8 August 2013. Big Daddy died peacefully in early 2016, aged approximately 80 years old.
The crab was named after the professional wrestling star Big Daddy (UK, 1930–1997, b. Shirley Crabtree, Jr), who was a regular in the ring at the Blackpool Tower.
