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Ghost crab
Ocypode rotundata
22.5305, 59.7546
Field Notes
Description:
Ghost crab foraging in the late afternoon on sandy beach. Pale colour of carapace. Eyes had 'styles' - upward-pointing projections.
Habitat:
Sandy beach on an inlet at Ras Al Hadd, Oman.
Notes:
Very fast-moving, but largely sitting and waiting in the mouth of the burrow. I have seen large turrets formed by this species at Ras Al Khaimah, UAE (see second photo, taken on June 28th 2014)
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