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 ...

Bill Cook knows a thing or two about the ghostly creatures of Delaware Seashore State Park, the ones that only show their beady little black eyes, and pale, sand-colored bodies when the sun drops ...

This female Wilson’s plover is defending her newly hatched chick from a ghost crab. If you have ever been to the beach, you may have a caught a glimpse of something scurrying swiftly across the sand ...

The specter of ghost crab pots looms large beneath the waters of the Delaware Inland Bays. In addition to littering the seafloor, these derelict crab pots — pots that have been lost or abandoned — can ...

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 ...