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GALAPAGOS CRABS PHOTO GALLERY
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This page contains photos of the Sally Lightfoot Crab and the Ghost Crab. The brightly colored Sally Lightfoot Crab are scavengers of the coast. They will feast on anything they can get their claws on, from sea lion placenta, to other crustacians - even their own kind. Their name is thought to have originated from a Caribbean dancer and refers to their inherent agility in jumping from rock to rock and climbing vertical walls.

Ghost Crabs can be seen on sandy shores. These pale orange crabs spend most of their time searching in the sand for micro-organisms, leaving tiny sand balls they spit out. They get their name from the speed at which they disappear into their holes.

Sally Lightfoot Crab Sally Lightfoot Under Rock Sally Lightfoot Under Water
Sally Lightfoot Crab
Sally Lightfoot Under Rock
Sally Lightfoot in Water
Marine Iguanas and Crabs Ghost Crab Ghost Crab in Hole
Marine Iguanas surrounded by Sally Lightfoot Crabs
Ghost Crab
Ghost Crab Disappearing into his hole
Ghost Crab Sand Balls Ghost Crab Sand Balls  
Ghost Crab Sand Balls Create Pattern in Sand
Ghost Crab Sand Balls Cover the Beach
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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