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Ghost Crab

Ocypode sp.

Photo by TylerGraden
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Field Notes

Description:

An adult Ghost Crab scavenging on a beach at night.

Habitat:

A beach at the mouth of Delaware Bay at around 11pm, low tide.

Notes:

There were very many crabs on the beach - I could hear them running almost every time I took a step.

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Coastal Wildlife of Northeastern U.S.
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Wildlife of Northeastern USA
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Delaware Wildlife

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PublishedJuly 18, 2013

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