The crabs - named after their furry claws - are among the 100 worst invasive species according to the National History Museum, with one expert saying they are eating the UK's native fauna 'out of house and home'.
The first ever Chinese mitten crab trap has been installed in the UK, in a bid to control the highly invasive species. The crabs - named after their furry claws - are among the 100 worst invasive species according to the Natural History Museum , with one expert saying they are eating the UK's native fauna 'out of house and home'.
Female mitten crabs can carry anywhere between 500,000 and a million eggs at one time. He added: 'There are millions - I don't know how many there are - but they are eating us out of house and home. 'Our native food is being depleted, and our biodiversity is going down.' A ten-inch dinner plate Mitten crabs can grow to the size of a ten-inch dinner plate, damage fishing gear with their sharp claws, and eat native species.
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