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Ghost Crab

Ocypode quadrata

Photo by rourkestar
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Field Notes

Description:

This one was a baby. It was found when we were digging a hole at the beach. His tiny claws didn't do any damage when he got my finger.

Habitat:

Sandy areas.

Notes:

They enjoy sunflower seed shells. We were eating the seeds and dropping the shells and the crabs would come out and snag them and take them back to their holes.

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Comments (3)

I've moved this to arthropods for you.
Deffinately Emma, I always wonder to see eye structure of Crabs...They are really amazing..!!
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PublishedJuly 1, 2011

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