The rat is about 9-16 centimeters long and has spiny hairs among its brown and black fur. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Those round shells and long legs give Japanese spider crabs an arachnid-like look, hence their common name. These animals also have spines behind and in front of their short eye stalks.

Police confirmed a record high 181 cases of animal abuse in Japan last year, leading to 206 people arrested or referred to prosecutors, also the most on record, the National Police Agency said ...