sand crabs
Tiny shore diggers
Sand crabs are small crustaceans that live in the sand of ocean beaches, burrowing rapidly as waves wash over them.
They're also called mole crabs or sand fleas.
The term extends to other beach-dwelling crabs and is sometimes applied to the soft-shell stage of blue crabs.
Sand crabs are commonly used as fishing bait: We dug for sand crabs at low tide.
- beachSandy waterside margin
- shellfishAquatic creatures with exoskeletons
- burrowAnimal's dug dwelling
- moltingPeriodic shedding of covering
- egg sacsProtective casings for arthropod offspring
intertidal · oceans · Pacific coast · pincers · nocturnal · foraging · grains · bait fishing · beachcombing · filter feeding · camouflage · carapace · exoskeleton · ecosystem · antennae · animals · omnivore · predation
- ground crittersmice, rats, ants, cockroaches, spiders
sand crabsrock crabs
Crabs inhabiting stony shores
mud crabs · hermit crabs · fiddler crabs · stone crabs · spider crabs
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