When the sun sets and the beach quiets, tiny, skittering spectral creatures begin to peek out of their sandy burrows. Locals know and love the ghost crabs, and a favorite pastime of Carolina beach ...

I took this photo while visiting Assateague Island National Seashore in Berlin, Maryland, on June 14. My original plan was to get a good picture of the wild horses, but I didn’t get any I liked. I was ...

Ocypode convexa commonly known as the golden ghost crab in endemic to the west coast of Australia. Image supplied: Dr Casper Avenant, Edith Cowan University. Research by Edith Cowan University and the ...

You wouldn't want to encounter an angry crab -- but as well as brandishing and snapping their claws, scientists have discovered that crabs can also "growl" in a show of aggression. Researchers at the ...

Walking along the beach at night with a flashlight might reveal luminescent dots peeking out above the sand. They could in fact be the eyes of ghost crabs, small nocturnal crustaceans that burrow ...

Ghost crabs, notably species within the genus Ocypode, are emblematic inhabitants of sandy beach ecosystems across tropical and subtropical regions. Their burrowing behaviour, ease of detection and ...

Front view of an Atlantic ghost crab (Ocypode quadrata) with raised body and claws open on the sands of Praia do Buraco in Balneario Camboriu, Santa Catarina - Brazil. (Image courtesy of Stock ...