Maria Farinha crab Ocypode quadrata, at sand beach in Ilha do Mel, Paranagua, Parana state, south Brazil.

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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 Rhode Island's beaches 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.

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Size: 4288px × 2848px
Location: Ilha do mel, Paranagua, Parana, Brazil
Photo credit: © Leo Francini / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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