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Colorless Crab in Costa Rica This beach in Costa Rica was covered with small little holes in the sand, where these kind of crabs came out from to defend it. Every step you make triggers a wave of activity. Beach,Costa Rica,Crabs,Ocypode quadrata Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Colorless Crab in Costa Rica

This beach in Costa Rica was covered with small little holes in the sand, where these kind of crabs came out from to defend it. Every step you make triggers a wave of activity.

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  1. Note: self-promoting this shot for the fun fact that I identified it 11 years after taking the shot, and 7 years after sharing it on JD. Which is to make the point: your old archives have value! Posted 7 years ago, modified 7 years ago

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The Atlantic ghost crab, "Ocypode quadrata", is a species of ghost crab, once described as an "occult, secretive alien from the ancient depths of the sea". It is a common species along the Atlantic coast of the United States, where it is the only species of ghost crab; its range of distribution extends from its northernmost reach on beaches in Westport, Massachusetts, south along the coasts of the tropical Western Atlantic Ocean to the beach of Barra do Chui, in Rio Grande do Sul in southern Brazil.

Similar species: Decapods
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Jun 11, 2011. Captured Jul 7, 2007 15:05.
  • DSLR-A100
  • ISO250
  • 250mm