Ghost crab, Ocypode gaudichaudii, in the sand at South Plaza Islet, Galapagos Islands in September - aka painted ghost crab or cart driver crab

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Ghost crab, Ocypode gaudichaudii, has eyes on stalks and are raised in the open and lowered in the carapace in their burrows

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Size: 5090px × 3322px
Location: South Plaza Islet, Galapagos, Ecuador
Photo credit: © Carolyn Jenkins / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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