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Painted Ghost Crab

Ocypode gaudichaudii

Description:

These little crabs were all over the beach at Manuel Antonio.

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Painted ghost crab
Ocypode gaudichaudii


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4 Comments

ChristyHolland
ChristyHolland 11 years ago

Thanks for the ID Filipe!

ChristyHolland
ChristyHolland 12 years ago

I tried to move slow, but they always skittered fast into their holes...this one paused just long enough! Thanks!

Maria dB
Maria dB 12 years ago

Nice that you have a shot of its home in there!

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

Yes, I remember them. Cool!

ChristyHolland
Spotted by
ChristyHolland

San José, Costa Rica

Spotted on Oct 7, 2010
Submitted on Mar 2, 2012

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