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Horned Ghost Crab

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    What a fabulous little weirdo, love it!

    PS: is the location correct? It seems to be placed in the middle of the ocean.     Posted 11 years ago
    1. View Paulien's profile
      Paulien
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      It 's on the Seychels and they are not on the map. Posted 11 years ago
      1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
        Ferdy Christant
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        What do you mean not on the map? Too small? Not on Google Maps at all? Posted 11 years ago
        1. View Paulien's profile
          Paulien
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          It is a very small Island, only the main islands are on the map. Posted 11 years ago
          1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
            Ferdy Christant
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            Thank you for the info. That's quite remarkable :) Posted 11 years ago
            1. View Barry's profile
              Barry
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              They are definitely on the map - I have geomapped a number of species there - in fact, you can even hind individual islands and beaches! Posted 8 years ago
  3. View Wendy's profile
    Wendy
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    Great shot, love the pose :) Posted 11 years ago

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The Horned ghost crab

''Ocypode ceratophthalma'', the horned ghost crab or horn-eyed ghost crab, is a species of ghost crab. It lives in the Indo-Pacific region ; from the coast of East Africa to the Philippines and from Japan to the Great Barrier Reef. They also occur in the Pacific Islands to as far east as Polynesia and Clipperton Island. As their common name implies, ''O. ceratophthalma'' possess eyestalks extending beyond the eyes into long points, which are longer in adults, and shorter in juveniles. The crabs.. more

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Similar species: Decapods
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Uploaded Oct 12, 2014. Captured May 5, 2014 16:50.
  • NIKON D7000
  • f/7.1
  • 10/4000s
  • ISO250
  • 300mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.