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Ocypode quadrata
Adults are greyish or the colour of straw, and around 5 cm (2.0 in) wide at maturity. This one was about half that size. Their stalked compound eyes can swivel to give them 360° vision. Young crabs are cryptically coloured to blend in with their sandy habitats.
Sandy bay.
They must return to water periodically to moisten their gills, and when larvae must be released into the sea, but are otherwise terrestrial.
Spotted on Jun 6, 2012
Submitted on Jul 6, 2020
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