Atlantic Ghost Crabs – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Ocypode quadrata

Atlantic Ghost Crabs are pale yellowish-white crustaceans with boxy bodies, stalked eyes, and long legs adapted for fast movement on sand. Their coloration provides effective camouflage against beach environments.

Atlantic Ghost Crab at Fort De Soto County Park

By Mia McPherson|December 6th, 2015|Categories: Atlantic Ghost Crabs, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Wildlife|Tags: beach, burrows, carrion, coast, coastal, crab, crabs, eyes, eyestalks, Ghost Crab, gills, Gulf Coast, Gulf of Mexico, intertidal areas, marine animals, Ocypode quadrata, Ocypodinae, predators, prey, sand, sea life, water, water's edge, waves|

I am not sure why this particular Ghost Crab was out of its burrow during the day but I was happy that I had the opportunity to photograph it.

Bird Images From Warmer Days And All At 300mm Or Less

By Mia McPherson|January 26th, 2013|Categories: Atlantic Ghost Crabs, Birds, Fish Crows, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Laughing Gulls, Pinellas County, Short-billed Dowitchers, Willets, Yellow-crowned Night Herons|Tags: bird photography, Corvus ossifragus, Fish Crow, Ghost Crab, Gulf of Mexico, Laughing Gull, Leucophaeus atricilla, Limnodromus griseus, Nyctanassa violacea, Short-billed Dowitcher, Tringa semipalmata, Willet, Yellow-crowned Night Heron|

Gray skies, freezing temps and the inversions are beginning to get to me so I thought I would share some bird images from warmer days on Fort De Soto County Park's north beach in sunny Florida.

Atlantic Ghost Crab

By Mia McPherson|November 28th, 2010|Categories: Atlantic Ghost Crabs, Florida, Honeymoon Island State Park|Tags: adult, beach, burrow, coast, coastal, crab, crabs, crustaceans, Ghost Crab, Gulf Coast, nature photography, Ocypode quadrata, sand, wildlife photography|

This Atlantic Ghost Crab image was taken on the Gulf coast of Florida while I still lived there.

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Hungry Yellow-crowned Night Heron

By Mia McPherson|August 22nd, 2010|Categories: Atlantic Ghost Crabs, Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Yellow-crowned Night Herons|Tags: adult, beach, coast, coastal, crab, eat, eating, feeding, Ghost Crab, Gulf of Mexico, herons, hunting, nature, Nyctanassa violacea, Ocypode quadrata, sand, stalking, wading bird, wading birds, water, Yellow-crowned Night Heron|

It didn't take long for the Yellow-crowned Night Heron to grab the crab and send the sand flying.