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Ghost Crab

Ocypode quadrata

Description:

Shell about 1 1/2 inches across at the widest point. With legs and all, this crab was about the size of a child's hand.

Habitat:

Ocean beach.

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4 Comments

KarenL
KarenL 10 years ago

What a beauty!

MartinL
MartinL 10 years ago

=) looks like it just saw a ghost

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 10 years ago

lovely!!

Sintija Valucka
Sintija Valucka 10 years ago

This looks supercute!!!!!!!! :))))

SolveigSingleton
Spotted by
SolveigSingleton

Seabrook Island, South Carolina, USA

Spotted on Aug 22, 2013
Submitted on Sep 15, 2013

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