Horn-eyed ghost crab

Ocypode ceratophthalma

Description:

Local name " AGOCOY ", spotted at Biray-Biray Islet, at Municipality og Basilisa, Dinagat Islands, Philippines.

Habitat:

White Sand

1 Species ID Suggestions

DanielePralong 6 years ago

Horn-eyed ghost crab

Ocypode ceratophthalma Ocypode ceratophthalma - Wikipedia

12 Comments

SarahWhitt 6 years ago

GREAT SPOTTING!! :)

Ian Russel 6 years ago

That crab is abundant in ferdinand, basilisa, sirugao del sur. that was 20 years ago when I first saw that creatures.

Josh Asel 6 years ago

That first photo is great. Nice spotting!

flowntheloop 6 years ago

Wow! :o

Felix Fleck 6 years ago

Nice one! Congrats.

Leuba Ridgway 6 years ago

Congratulations Mark Anthony ! Thanks to Daniele for the interesting information.

Mark Ridgway 6 years ago

Congratulations!
Those eyes... :)

DanielePralong 6 years ago

Congratulations Mark Anthony, your crab is our Spotting of the Day! To complete the spotting I have added in the scientific name for you. Thanks for telling us its local name!

"For your eyes only! This remarkable Horn-eyed ghost crab (Ocypode ceratophthalma) is our Spotting of the Day. Eyestalks allow the crab to check for predators from a burrow opening without exposing its body. O. ceratophthalma has eyestalks actually extending beyond the cornea into long points (styles), a feature known as exophthalmy. Ghost crabs (subfamily Ocypodinae) take their name from their nocturnal habit and their generally pale coloration"

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