Description: English: A photo of the underside of a female sand crab, with eggs. Taken in San Diego on June 16, 2006 by Woody Thrower. As the photographer, I am releasing this photograph into the public domain. I enjoy and appreciate being notified when my work is used, and encourage attribution. Date: 18 June 2006 (original upload date). Source: Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons by xvazquez. Author: Wthrower at English Wikipedia.
Summary[edit] Description: The hole on the top of this sand crab probably means a bird was considering it for a meal. Date: 19 February 2008, 15:23. Source: Sand Crab (Emerita analoga). Author: Jerry Kirkhart from Los Osos, Calif.
Summary[edit] Description: July 17, 2012 - Blackbeard Island, GA Mole crabs make little holes in the wet sand to hide between tides. They have 5 pairs of legs, but no pincers. Walking backwards. They can often be found in the sand where the edge of the waves crash. Females grow to be about an inch and males to be about half an inch big. Credit: USFWS/Becky Skiba. Date: 31 May 2010, 10:48. Source: Mole Crab Uploaded by AlbertHerring. Author: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region.
Summary[edit] Description: A pair of the smaller of the two types of sand crabs found on the beach. The spiny sand crab (Blepharipoda occidentalis) can be about twice as large as this crab. Date: 19 February 2008, 15:23. Source: Sand Crab (Emerita analoga). Author: Jerry Kirkhart from Los Osos, Calif.
Summary[edit] Description: You can see the antenna of this crab, which makes a "V" in the water when the waves retreat. This aids them in catching their food. Date: 19 February 2008, 15:26. Source: Sand Crab (Emerita analoga). Author: Jerry Kirkhart from Los Osos, Calif.
Summary[edit] Description: English: Emerita analoga. "This crab is found on the sandy beaches, and will soon bury itself so that just its antennae will be in the water, which helps it collect food. It is also called the Pacific Sand Crab.". Date: 16 March 2007. Source: originally uploaded to Flickr as Pacific Mole Crab (Emerita analoga). Author: jkirkhart35. Permission(Reusing this file): CC-BY. Other versions: Derivative works of this file: Emerita analoga cropped.jpg.