Sanibel Island, FL Dec. 15, 2009 This was another "overnight casualty" that had washed up on the beach. Before this trip, I didn't realize how many different kinds of crabs can be found in Florida.
At night, Ghost Crabs run down to the surf to to feed. It was fun to go out with our flashlights and watch them scurry down into the water! They eat dead fish, Coquina clam animals, and tiny creatures that live in the sand washed over by the surf.
Juvenile Ghost Crabs are small and extremely well-camouflaged. It is fun to sit quietly and watch them come out of their holes. They are very sensitive to motion, any movement will send them racing to the safety to their burrow in a split second.
