While these crabs can’t live in the ocean, their eggs can. After a male crab has proved himself dominant over his competitors ...

By Mahadi Al Hasnat Once lively inhabitants of the Cox’s Bazar-Teknaf coastline in southeast Bangladesh, the red ghost crabs (Ocypode macrocera) are now becoming increasingly rare, according to ...

I took this photo while visiting Assateague Island National Seashore in Berlin, Maryland, on June 14. My original plan was to get a good picture of the wild horses, but ...

Ghost crabs are marching to battle on Galveston Island, helping protect Texas beachgoers from stinging pests. Galveston Island State Park on Thursday posted a video, taken at night, showing a ...

Ghost crabs are omnivores that feed at night. They are largely nocturnal to lower the risk of getting eaten by shorebirds and gulls. When they do leave their burrows during the daytime, ...

A ghost crab feeds on a grass blade on the beach at Fort Story in Virginia Beach. Courtesy of Laura Joksaite. Benjamin Gerber photographed a family of dolphins including a calf frolicking in the ...

On Thursday, Galveston Island State Park posted a video on Facebook of a ghost crab snacking on a small man o' war it held within its claws. "Now serving: Portuguese man o' war!" the state park ...

Imagine a ghost crab combined with a fiddler crab. Now imagine that hybrid on steroids, like the performance-enhancing drugs used by professional baseball players in the 1990s.

Close Encounters: Ghost crab, dolphins, least sandpiper spotted in and around Hampton Roads Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) ...

The coastal region, home to 28% of Bangladesh’s population, faces mounting ecological pressure, which has pushed species like the red ghost crab to the brink. “Red ghost crabs were abundant ...