Ninja Crab
by Judy Hall-Folde
Title
Ninja Crab
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Judy Hall-Folde
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Like a stealth warrior, she is in and out of her hiding place in the sand in the blink of an eye.
THE GHOST CRAB, Ocypode quadrata
Ghost crabs live in burrows along the sandy beaches of the Eastern United States. The crabs can reach relatively large sizes of over 50 mm carapace width. They are omnivorous and will eat other crabs, clams, insects, vegetation, and detritus. Feeding activity takes place at night, while burrowing occurs during the day. Burrows show zonation with young crabs found closer to shore, near water. Older crabs tend to burrow farther from water. The large eyes of the crab are sensitive to changes in light intensity. The crab can produce 3 sounds: a rapping of the claw on the substrate, a rasping stridulation of the legs, and a bubbling sound presumably produced from the gill chamber. Combat between males is highly ritualized and rarely ends with contact.
http://www.vims.edu/~jeff/ghost.htm
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June 8th, 2014
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