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Ocypode pallidula
These crabs are small (usually under 3 cm carapace width) scavengers that live in high intertidal to supertidal areas where there is sand. They have an Indo-Pacific distribution, and are indigenous to the Hawaiian Islands. The pallid ghost crab, has round-topped eyes and grows to about an inch across. When pallid crabs excavate their holes, they stay in the opening and throw the sand out in the fan shape.
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Spotted on Oct 12, 2014
Submitted on Nov 11, 2014
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