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Family Ocypodidae

HAWAII

Ocypode pallidula

Eating Portguese Man-o'-war, Waimanalo, Oahu

 

Juvenile, Glass Beach, Kauai

Makai Pier, Waimanalo, Oahu

Ft. Kamehameha, Oahu

PALLID GHOST CRAB

Common on sandy beaches and active during the day.  Burrow fronted by irregular pile of sand.  Carapace width attains 1 inch.  Hawaii & the Indo-Pacific.