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Photo#1628722
ghost crab - Ocypode quadrata

ghost crab - Ocypode quadrata
Stone Harbor, Cape May County, New Jersey, USA
August 28, 2018
Not a great photo but an interesting one I thought! Seen from a distance (while birdwatching, so, digiscoped), this large crab was trying to hoard the gull wing for itself against two other competitors. It managed to keep its find!