Giant crabs are known to sport varying arrays of colors. Most commonly reds, browns, and greys. Their bodies are typically covered by a large, chitinous shell. Some species have their eyes atop stalks, allowing them to peak over ledges or around corners.
Giant crabs are amphibious creatures, equally capable of surviving on both land and in water, typically make their homes along shorelines, with some burrowing into the sand at day and only coming out to feed around dusk and dawn. Though they are also known to hunt during the morning and night.
Giant crabs typically prefer to sneak up on their prey, then catch and dismember them with their large pincers.
Giant crabs typically mated in autumn, with males attempting to mate with as many females as they could. The fertilized females were known to bury their eggs in the sand of beaches, which would then hatch the following spring.