Galapagos Crabs

Galapagos Island Crabs

June, 2012

Sally Lightfoot Crab

Ghost Crab eating Fiddler Crab

Sally Lightfoot Crab

Sally Lightfoot Crab

Sally Lightfoot Crab 

 Sally Lightfoot Crab

 Sally Lightfoot Crabs

  Sally Lightfoot Crabs

 Sally Lightfoot Crab

Sally Lightfoot Crab 

  

Sally Lightfoot Crab 

Sally Lightfoot Crabs 

 Sally Lightfoot Crab

 Sally Lightfoot Crab

 Fiddler Crabs

 Sally Lightfoot Crab

Sally Lightfoot Crab:  Juveniles are dark, spotted or mottled in color.  Adults are reddish orange or red with blue highlights.  Medium sized shore crab.

Ghost Crab:  Lives near mangroves and burrows in the mud when the tide recedes.  Very skittish, disappears underground quickly.  Slightly smaller than the Sally Lightfoot, and more pink in color.

Fiddler Crab:  Has one larger claw that is brightly colored.  Also burrows in the mud near mangroves, but is much smaller than the ghost crab.

Galapagos, Ecuador