ocypode convexa , commonly known as the golden ghost crab , or alternatively the western ghost crab or yellow ghost crab , is a species of ghost crabs endemic to the coast of western australia , from broome to perth .

they are relatively large ghost crabs , with a carapace growing up to 45 mm ( 1.8 in ) long and 52 mm ( 2.0 in ) wide .

they are easily recognisable by their golden yellow colouration .

like other ghost crabs they have box-like bodies with unequally sized claws .

they also have large eyestalks with the cornea occupying most of the bottom part .

they are predominantly nocturnal and semi-terrestrial .

they are a generalist species , feeding on carrion and debris , as well as preying on small animals .

along with the red fox ( vulpes vulpes ) , they are significant as one of the main predators of eggs and hatchlings of western australian sea turtles , particularly the endangered loggerhead sea turtle ( caretta caretta ) which has one of the largest rookeries in the region .

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these things are cool ! is it possible to spot a ghost crab in maine ? i’ve never heard of these types of crabs . would a ghost crab pinch like an ordinary crab ? thanks .
turra a , goncalves mao , denadai mr . spatial distribution of the ghost crab
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ghost crab burrows can be found from the high tide line to 400 m shoreward .
horn - eyed ghost crab ocypode ceratophthalma
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want to know how these crabs look like ? here are some useful ghost crab pics . check out these ghost crab photos to get an idea about the appearance of these creatures .
cycling in the ghost crab , ocypode quadrata ( fabr . ) ( brachyura , ocypodidae )
ghost crabs are so named for their generally pale colours and nocturnal habits as well as their eerie ability to suddenly appear from seemingly nowhere and disappear back into the sand as they dart to and from burrows . there are six species of ghost crab in australia , four of which can be found on mainland western australia . probably the two most notable species are the horn - eyed ghost crab , ocypode ceratophthalma ( pallas , 1772 ) and the golden ghost crab , ocypode convexa ( quoy & gaimard , 1824 ) . the horn - eyed ghost crab is widely distributed in the indian and pacific oceans , and is most easily recognised by the long stylets on top of the eyes . these stylets are longer in mature males and are probably used as part of mating rituals and displays for warding off rival males . the golden ghost crab is endemic to western australia and recognisable by its golden yellow colour . ghost crabs are typically tropical , but the golden ghost crab can be found as far south as bunbury .
also known as the western ghost crab or yellow ghost crab , the golden ghost crab is a species of ghost crab ( ocypode spp . ) which is endemic to the coast of western australia , ranging from broome to perth . golden ghost crabs are common inhabitants of open sandy beaches , living in burrows in the intertidal and supratidal zones . they are predominately nocturnal and semi - terrestrial , emerging are night to feed on carrion , debris , and occasionally small invertebrates . they are also known to feed on sea turtle hatchlings and are one of the main predators of loggerhead sea turtle eggs and hatchlings .
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gtcp researchers 2010 / 11 noticed a quite unusual specimen of golden ghost crab ( ocypode convexa ) in the monitored gnaraloo rookery at the end of november 2010 . golden ghost crabs ( ocypode convexa ) are found frequently along gnaraloo beaches and have a very distinct yellow colour . however , the individual spotted had an unusual pattern of red colouration .
this animal is also known as “sand crab” or “white crab” . these are also known as “mole crabs” .
studies have shown the density of ghost crab harvesting to be around 3000 - 5000 every km every year .
studies on the ecology and behaviour of the ghost crab , ocypode cursor ( l . ) in northen cyprus
in russia , king crab have been historically overfished and area closures have not been effective in the face of continued illegal , unreported and unregulated fishing . seafood watch warned that russia’s commercially important crab stocks , which include golden king crab , have the potential to collapse .
olden king crab is the smallest of the alaskan king crab species and is found mostly in the aleutian islands .
buyer beware : russian king crab is sometimes mislabeled as “alaska king crab” and sold in the u . s .
—model 4a ) . a gaussian model best described the relationship between ghost crab density and beach width ( f = 4 . 65 , p = 0 . 030 ) , with ghost crab density peaking at beaches of intermediate width (
] and may underlie an increased contribution of alternate or supplemental prey ( i . e . amphipods ) to the ghost crab diet .
—model 5 ) . significant relationships were found when examining ghost crab tp and the proportion of each principal prey . highest ghost crab tp was generally associated with higher use of mole crabs ( hyperbola model , f = 7 . 75 , p = 0 . 015 ) (
strachan ph , smith rc , hamilton dab , talylor ac , atkinson rja . studies on the ecology and behaviour of the ghost crab ,
) . ghost crabs are highly mobile so prey accessibility is not considered to be a major factor in our working model . assuming constant mortality of ghost crabs over the gradient of resource availability we further anticipate that ghost crab population abundance will be elevated at intermediate beach width sites (
knott , d . 2010 .
atlantic ghost crab : ocypode quadrata
( on - line ) . accessed june 06 , 2011 at urltoken .
the recreational fishery for all rock crab species , including rock crab ( cancer antennarius ) , yellow crab ( cancer anthonyi ) and red crab ( cancer productus ) is open statewide , year - round . the daily bag limit is 35 crab , and the minimum size limit is 4 inches . review crabbing regulations that went into effect on august 1 , 2016 , crab measurement methods ( pdf ) , and other crabbing regulations in the current saltwater sport fishing regulations booklet .
haley sr . cycling in the ghost crab , ocypode quadrata ( fabr . ) ( brachyura , ocypodidae ) . crustaceana . 1972 ; 23 : 1–11 .
small beach crab , about 2 inches across , yellow coloration . very shy !
petrochirus diogenes ( caribbean hermit crab ) for the cynic philosopher diogenes of sinope .
most king crab is delivered live to shore - based processors and cooked while live and then brine frozen ; some king crab is processed on board catcher processors .
morrow k , bell ss , tewfik a . variation in ghost crab trophic links on sandy beaches . mar ecol prog ser . 2014 ; 502 : 197–206 .
glaze for king crab should be 3 - 5 % so it’s recommended that periodic glaze tests be done on crab legs to make sure you’re not paying for water .
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recreational impacts on the distribution of ghost crabs ( ocypode quadrata , fab . )
j . w . pepper says it a number of times in
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while speaking to some asians in bangkok .
mitchell , p . 2007 .
ghost crab : hungry nocturnal ghosties
( on - line ) . mitchells publications . accessed june 06 , 2011 at urltoken .
i am a park ranger in florida . i will be doing a ranger program on ghost crabs soon . a couple of pics of the ghost crab fossils would be great to add to the program ! thank you ! hope you see this comment .
king crabs are found in the north pacific ocean and primarily fished in alaska and russia . they are relatively slow to mature , making them vulnerable to fishing pressure . a 2015 assessment of aleutian islands golden king crab indicated that the stock is healthy and the crab are being fished at a sustainable level , according to seafood watch .
the eyes of ghost crabs allow 360˚ vision because they are positioned on mobile stalks .
use clams and oysters or even old vegetables and fish to your crab . repetition in diet can tire your crabs and make their survival difficult . try to find out which foods your crab like . feed that often to your crab and also balance it with other foods .
shields , j . 1998 .
the ghost crab , ocypode quadrata
( on - line ) . virginia institute of marine science . accessed june 06 , 2011 at urltoken .
another arthropod method of achieving all - round vision is to have eyes on mobile stalks , like the ghost crab .
( foy and oxford scientific films 1982 : 124 )
jonathan p . green ( 1964 ) .
morphological color change in the hawaiian ghost crab ocypode ceratophthalma ( pallas )
. the biological bulletin 126 ( 3 ) : 407–413 .
among all metrics of beach physical setting , only beach width was found to have a significant relationship with contribution of prey types to ghost crab diets . mean proportion of each of the three principal prey of ghost crabs , determined using stable isotopes and the siar mixing model (
) . however a significant negative relationship between ghost crab tp and the proportion of coquina clams in their diets was recorded ( f = 6 . 43 , p = 0 . 024 ) (
hobbs ch , landry cb , perry je . assessing anthropogenic and natural impacts on ghost crabs (
) , displayed significant relationships with beach width using a stepwise regression analysis . however , the nature of the relationship displayed between beach width and proportion of each principal prey in ghost crab diets differed (
) that predicted the availability of prey resources and ghost crab dietary composition along a gradient of beach width and associated micro - habitats important to prey . over the 16 beaches examined , we found evidence to support the predicted relationships from the working model across the range of beach morphology . although most beaches contained populations of all three principal ghost crab prey , the variation in habitat conditions displayed with increasing beach width were accompanied by quantifiable shifts in ghost crab diet and trophic position . furthermore , the observed patterns of trophic position of ghost crabs suggest that these predators may augment diets of principal prey in fundamentally different ways along the continuum of beach sizes . below we discuss these findings in more detail .
king crab is sold as sections , claws , legs , and split legs bandsawed down the middle .
prey component coding as follows : coquina clam ( donax variablis ) white ; , amphipod ( talorchestia spp . ) grey ; , mole crab ( emerita talpoida ) black . ghost crab isotopic signatures were assessed from muscle tissue collections ( n = 3–7 crabs / site ) between may 2010 and july 2012 .
) . specifically , the proportion of mole crabs in ghost crab diets exhibited a significant ( f = 6 . 97 , p = 0 . 019 ) but negative linear trend with increasing beach width (
] and may help explain the strong patterns of highest ghost crab density being recorded on beaches of intermediate width reported here . however , despite these limitations , our study provides new details on diets and trophic position given our use of longer - term , integrated measures of ghost crab diets ( stable isotopes ) and a dynamic food web approach . this may better allow the relative “sampling efforts” of the ghost crabs themselves to reveal the most regular pattern of feeding across the diversity of habitat morphologies where they live [
because of their dark skin , which can blend into the night , making them ghost - like .
) in relation to beach width . the relationships between amphipods as a dietary component and ghost crab density with beach width were modeled using a gaussian distribution , y = [ - 0 . 5 ( ( x—x
golden king crab in the u . s . are managed by the national marine fisheries service and the north pacific fishery management council . in 2009 , alaska’s king crab derby fishery was replaced by a catch share system that incentivizes fishermen to fish more efficiently . management measures include stock assessments , harvest limits , gear restrictions , and observer coverage . management strategy implementation varies , though , so some stock data is limited . seafood watch called king crab management in alaska moderate to highly effective . in russia , illegal , unreported and unregulated fishing of crab is nearly twice the total allowable catch . citing 2014 research from the world wildlife fund , seafood watch noted poor enforcement , tracking , and recordkeeping in russia . while bilateral agreements between russia and major crab importers have reduced iuu fishing , it still remains so high for crab that the stocks are at risk of collapsing and seafood watch gave the russian far east commercially important crab fisheries a critical rating .
haley , s . r . 1969 . relative growth and sexual maturity of the texas ghost crab , ocypode quadrata ( fabricius ) ( brachyura , ocypodidae ) . crustaceana 17 : 285 - 297 . [ links ]
in malaysian myths , cancer was the “first and only crab” which existed long ago , the primal or mother crab from which all crabs came . it was a huge crustacean who lived in a deep hole in the sea . this hole was so large that the crab’s coming and goings from it would cause the ocean tides .
in alaska , pots targeting golden king crab can incidentally catch a range of fish and invertebrates including octopus , pacific cod , sponges , sea stars , and coral . however , overall bycatch is very low and the species caught are not of conservation concern , seafood watch reported in 2015 . management measures for u . s . king crab include restrictions on gear and fishing areas that reduce bycatch . pots are required to have minimum mesh size limits as well as degradable escape or timed release mechanisms to prevent ghost fishing .
greek & roman mythology cancer the crab was known by several names . in latin , the name cancer means crab . manilus and ovid both referred to this constellation as litoreus or “shore - inhabiting . ” in greece , it was karkinos , meaning crab . in the alfonsine tables , it was called carcinus , a latinized form of the greek word . aside from being known as a crab , it was also called asses and crib .
red king crab is the largest and most common species of the alaskan king crab species and accounts for 75 % of the alaska catch , with more than 90 % of that caught in bristol bay . alternatively , g
i’m originally from rhode island but currently living in central florida . i was sitting on the beach in cocoa and all of sudden i felt a tickle on my toe . i sit up to find a white and yellow crab at my feet . i was so shocked to see this crab so close to me and not to mention how this crab touched my toe . very interesting and beautiful crab . came on here to find more info .
) . based on our model , the trophic position of ghost crabs is predicted to be similar across the range of beach widths . the main sources of the ghost crab diet are all primary consumers which often use macrophyte materials , particulate in the swash zone or as detritus in the wrackline , as their main source of nitrogen [
…a species of ghost crab ( ocypodinae ) that is widely distributed across the eastern coasts of the americas , ranging from rhode island to southern brazil . like other ghost crabs o . quadrata typically inhabits sandy beaches where lives in burrows under the sand . atlantic ghost crabs are fairly opportunistic omnivores with their diet including items like bivalves , insects , plant material , detritus and sometimes other crustaceans . like the closely related fiddler crabs atlantic ghost crabs have two different sized claws , however this difference is not as pronounced as seen in fiddler crabs as ghost crabs uses noise ( either produced by “bubbling” , stridulation , or hitting their claw on the ground ) to attract potential mates .
here we explored whether diet and trophic position of a principal predator of sandy beaches—the atlantic ghost crab—living in an aquatic - terrestrial coupled system display a strong relationship to changes in habitat morphology created by a combination of physical parameters driven principally by beach width ( fig 1 ) . we a priori established a working model ( fig 2 ) that predicted the availability of prey resources and ghost crab dietary composition along a gradient of beach width and associated micro - habitats important to prey . over the 16 beaches examined , we found evidence to support the predicted relationships from the working model across the range of beach morphology . although most beaches contained populations of all three principal ghost crab prey , the variation in habitat conditions displayed with increasing beach width were accompanied by quantifiable shifts in ghost crab diet and trophic position . furthermore , the observed patterns of trophic position of ghost crabs suggest that these predators may augment diets of principal prey in fundamentally different ways along the continuum of beach sizes . below we discuss these findings in more detail .
the crab can move on the sand at about 10 miles per hour and is able to change is direction suddenly .
) , examples of dietary shifts were observed for atlantic ghost crabs as physical features of habitats varied along a gradient of increasing beach width . for most beaches , macroinfauna from swash zones composed a large proportion of ghost crab diets . as beach width increased , macrofaunal resource availability in the swash shifted from mole crabs to coquina clams . we observed the highest occurrence of mole crabs in ghost crab diets at narrow ( < 30 m ) beach sites best represented by fpic and pen . these narrow sites also have relatively steep swash zones and coarse sediments which are preferred by mole crabs [
] . ghost crabs from some narrow sites which supported high mole crab densities ( cc , ind ) did not display a high proportion of mole crabs in their diets perhaps indicative of reduced resource accessibility . specifically , ghost crabs are poor swimmers and may avoid some feeding areas if strong wave action is present . in contrast , the highest occurrence of coquina clam resources in ghost crab diets was recorded at wide ( > 50 m ) beach sites best represented by fper , org and aug , which hosted moderately - sized sediments and shallow slopes known to be preferred by coquina clams [
] . better documentation of ghost crab behavior and accessibility to resources , including the consumer’s ability to forage in strong wave surge , fine or densely - packed sediments and macrophyte wrack is desirable ; such information will improve our working model and help evaluate the assumption that ghost crabs have access to all food resources on every beach . additionally , investigations of ghost crab feeding in response to the presence of their own native ( herons , gulls , raccoons ) and introduced predators ( foxes , feral cats , dogs ) as well as competitors ( plovers , sandpipers , and turnstones ) may be informative [
ocypode ( ocypode ( ghost crab ) ) is prey of : rattus duscicyon crocethia alba charadriiformes conepatus larus belcheri larus pipixcan tropidurus based on studies in : peru ( coastal ) this list may not be complete but is based on published studies .
ocypode ( ocypode ( ghost crab ) ) preys on : diatoms in surface film aves emerita analoga excirolana diptera phaleria dermestes calliphora based on studies in : peru ( coastal ) this list may not be complete but is based on published studies .
) . proportional contribution of coquina clams to ghost crab diets displayed a positive linear relationship with beach width ( f = 21 . 11 , p < 0 . 001 ) and this was the strongest relationship revealed in the stepwise regression analyses (
scaptia ( plinthina ) beyonceae lessard 2011 ( horse fly ) named after singer - songwriter beyoncé knowles , inspired by her hit single
bootylicious
and the dense patch of golden hairs on the fly ' s abdomen .
be sure to check that the count is correct ; king crab are graded by the number of walking legs per 10 pounds . hence , a 20 - pound box of 9 / 12 count king crab should contain 18 - 24 walking legs .
it is omnivorous , meaning it feeds on both animals and plants . it can also devour other crabs and detritus . the creature feeds on snails , clams , turtle hatchlings , lizards and small crabs . ghost crab foods also include organic matter .
we propose a simple model of ghost crab feeding along a gradient of beach morphology ( fig 2 ) . we use beach width as our principal metric of habitat morphology as it best integrates a number of physical parameters of the sandy beach habitat where ghost crabs live including beach slope , median sediment grain size , and availability and quality of macrophyte wrack [ 43 , 55 , 56 ] . we predict that diet composition of ghost crabs will vary over beach width mainly reflecting prey availability as preferred micro - habitats and distinct feeding modes of each prey ( mole crab , coquina clam , amphipod ) vary as described earlier ( figs 1 and 2 ) . ghost crabs are highly mobile so prey accessibility is not considered to be a major factor in our working model . assuming constant mortality of ghost crabs over the gradient of resource availability we further anticipate that ghost crab population abundance will be elevated at intermediate beach width sites ( fig 2 ) . here both principal swash prey ( mole crab , coquina clam ) and elevated populations of semi - terrestrial amphipods , associated with localized deposition of suitable macrophyte wrack subsidies ( fig 1 ) , are all available for consumption allowing enhanced survival and growth of ghost crabs ( fig 2 ) . based on our model , the trophic position of ghost crabs is predicted to be similar across the range of beach widths . the main sources of the ghost crab diet are all primary consumers which often use macrophyte materials , particulate in the swash zone or as detritus in the wrackline , as their main source of nitrogen [ 33 , 47 ] . thus the trophic position of the predator should remain relatively unchanged regardless of what combination of the three principal prey are consumed . however , some degree of omnivory , scavenging of carrion or microphagous depositing feeding , may lead to altered trophic positions of ghost crabs [ 11 , 38 , 49 ] .
schlacher ta , w m . a . , schoeman ds , olds ad , huijbers cm , connolly rm . golden opportunities : a horizon scan to expand sandy beach ecology . estuar coast shelf s . 2015 ; 157 1–6 .
regardless of what the case is , the crab is awarded a place in the heavens as a constellation by hera . as the crab failed to kill hercules , it only has faint stars that make it up ; no bright stars are found within it .
zeta cancri – also known as tegmine , meaning “the shell of the crab” is a star system of at least four stars .
the eyestalks are tipped with a tuft of bristles ( setae ) . the eyestalks are held vertically when the crab is active .
the ghost crab is relatively small and , being almost translucent with flecks of pink and yellow , it is well camouflaged against the sand . if you manage to see one up close , you will notice its eyes are on the end of long stalks .
pombo m , turra a . issues to be considered in counting burrows as a measure of atlantic ghost crab populations , an important bioindicator of sandy beaches . plos one . 2013 ; 8 ( 12 ) : e83792 . wos : 000328882000113 . pmid : 24376748
all active ( i . e . , evidence of recent excavation ) ghost crab burrows within transects were enumerated during all six sampling periods at all sites , with the exception of sgsp and sgp ( april 2011 and july 2012 ) and ana , aug , av and fper ( july 2012 ) , to estimate ghost crab density ( # individuals / 100 m 2 ) . burrow density is considered a reasonable proxy of relative abundance across sites [ 37 , 56 ] despite any differences to absolute numbers [ 61 ] . ghost crabs were sampled after dusk using nets , placed on ice and stored at −4°c in the laboratory for isotopic analysis .
among all metrics of beach physical setting , only beach width was found to have a significant relationship with contribution of prey types to ghost crab diets . mean proportion of each of the three principal prey of ghost crabs , determined using stable isotopes and the siar mixing model ( fig 5 and s2 table ) , displayed significant relationships with beach width using a stepwise regression analysis . however , the nature of the relationship displayed between beach width and proportion of each principal prey in ghost crab diets differed ( fig 6 ) . specifically , the proportion of mole crabs in ghost crab diets exhibited a significant ( f = 6 . 97 , p = 0 . 019 ) but negative linear trend with increasing beach width ( table 1 —model 1 , fig 6a ) . a positive linear relationship between amphipod dietary proportion and physical beach parameters was also well described by beach width ( f = 5 . 61 , p = 0 . 033 ) ( table 1 —model 2a and fig 6b ) . the relationship remained significant ( f = 4 . 10 , p = 0 . 041 ) when a gaussian model was applied to the peaked pattern ( table 1 —model 2b and fig 6b ) . proportional contribution of coquina clams to ghost crab diets displayed a positive linear relationship with beach width ( f = 21 . 11 , p < 0 . 001 ) and this was the strongest relationship revealed in the stepwise regression analyses ( table 1 —model 3 and fig 6c ) . among other beach physical features , only sediment size indicated a marginal ( p = 0 . 091 ) contribution to the relationship with coquina clams ( table 1 —model 3 ) . additionally , attempts to describe the relationship between ghost crab density and physical parameters of the beach using a step - wise linear approach failed ( table 1 —model 4a ) . a gaussian model best described the relationship between ghost crab density and beach width ( f = 4 . 65 , p = 0 . 030 ) , with ghost crab density peaking at beaches of intermediate width ( table 1 —model 4b and fig 6d ) . again , no other metric of beach physical setting contributed significantly to pattern of ghost crab densities observed across beaches ( table 1 —model 4b ) .
( a ) mole crab ( emerita talpoida ) ; ( b ) amphipod ( talorchestia spp . ) ; and ( c ) coquina clam ( donax variablis ) , . ( d ) log 10 - transformed mean density of ghost crab ( o . quadrata ) in relation to beach width . the relationships between amphipods as a dietary component and ghost crab density with beach width were modeled using a gaussian distribution , y = [ - 0 . 5 ( ( x—x a ) / ( b ) ) 2 ] ( table 1 ) . regression coefficient ( r 2 ) and level of significance ( p - value ) are indicated for each relationship .
lucrezi s , schlacher ta . the ecology of ghost crabs in : hughes rn , hughes dj , smith ip , editors .
valero - pacheco e , alvarez f , abarca - arenas lg , escobar m . population density and activity pattern of the ghost crab , ocypode quadrata , in veracruz , mexico . crustaceana . 2007 ; 80 ( 3 ) : 313–25 . isi : 000246010000005 .
with increasing maturity , the crab begins to lose its external skeleton . it comes off at a point , only to be replaced by a new , slightly larger shell . the new shell takes some time to harden and until that happens , the crab remains vulnerable .
is one of the largest of the brachyuran crabs . metamorphosis into the first crab stage takes place at the surf - beach interface .
harryhausenia boyko , 2004 ( fossil sand crab ( crustacea : anomura : albuneidae ) ) for movie animator ray harryhausen ( 7th voyage of sinbad , jason and the argonauts , etc . ) . he animated a sand crab for the movie
the mysterious island .
king crab is low in saturated fat and a good source of vitamin b12 , phosphorus , zinc , copper , and selenium . it
martin stevens , cheo pei rong , & peter a . todd ( 2013 ) .
colour change and camouflage in the horned ghost crab ocypode ceratophthalmus
. biological journal of the linnean society 109 : 257–270 . doi : 10 . 1111 / bij . 12039 .
the ghost crabs belong to the genus ocypode which translates as swift foot . an apt name for what is potentially one of the fastest animals on the planet , if you account for body size , of course . the horn - eyed ghost crab has been clocked at around 7 . 5 km / h . although that doesn’t sound like much , they are actually moving at 100 body lengths per second compared to the fastest human sprinters and the cheetah which can only reach speeds of 11 and 20 body lengths per second , respectively . so , if a ghost crab was of comparable size , they’d be running at something close to 340 and 530 km / h !
effigia okeeffeae nesbitt 2007 . ( archosaur ) from ghost ranch , new mexico , near where the artist georgia o ' keeffe lived .
relationship between : ( a ) ghost crab trophic position and beach width and b - d ) ghost crab trophic position and dietary proportion of three principal prey items ( s2 table ) . principal prey are : ( b ) mole crab , emerita talpoida ; ( c ) amphipod , talorchestia spp . ( data point for sgsp excluded from regression , see results and discussion ) ; and ( d ) coquina clam , donax variablis . the dietary component of e . talpoida was modeled using an exponential saturating hyperbola , y = a ( 1 - e - bx ) . regression coefficient ( r 2 ) and level of significance ( p - value ) are indicated for each relationship .
you will probably only catch a quick glimpse of this fast - moving crab as it races across the sand and disappears into a burrow .
has fleshy claws and legs with sweet , rich meat , and crab caught later in the year tends to have a higher meat fill .
neves , f . m . & c . e . bemvenuti . 2006 . the ghost crab ocypode quadrata ( fabricius , 1787 ) as a potential indicator of anthropic impact along rio grande do sul coast , brazil . biological conservation 133 : 432 - 435 . [ links ]
turra , a . ; m . a . o . gonçalves & m . r . denadai . 2005 . spatial distribution of the ghost crab ocypode quadrata in low - energy tide - dominated sandy beaches . journal of natural history 39 : 2163 - 2177 . [ links ]
basal resource isotopic signatures are for dominant forms ( sg = seagrass , th = thalassia testudinum , syr = syringodium filiforme , ma = macroalgae , sarg = sargassum sp . , two species indicates a mixture of sg materials within beach wrack ( see s1 table ) . halodule wrightii ( sg ) was not considered given its minor contribution to wrack ( see s1 table ) . % of gc diet = percent contribution to ghost crab ( gc ) diet . ghost crab ( ocypode quadrata ) major prey items ( principal resources ) : coquina clam ( donax variabilis ) , mole crab ( emerita talpoida ) , amphipod ( talorchestia spp . ) . ghost crab trophic position ( gc tp ) determined using the following equation : tp gc = [ ( δ 15 n gc − δ 15 n res ) / 2 . 3 ] + 2 , where δ 15 n gc represents the mean signature ( n = 3–9 indiv . ) of ghost crabs ; δ 15 n res represents the weighted mean signature of the three principal resources ; and 2 . 3 is one trophic level change in aquatic environments ( see methods for details ) .
ghost crabs are found in ropical waters , from the kimberley in western australia , northern territory , queensland to sydney , new south wales .
the ghost crab stays in the cool protection of its burrow by day and scuttles down to the water at twilight to hunt . the burrow , which is built quite high up on the shore ( sometimes over 100 m from the sea ) , can be over 1 m deep .
valero - pacheco , e . ; f . alvarez ; l . g . abarca - arenas & m . escobar . 2007 . population density and activity pattern of the ghost crab , ocypode quadrata , in veracruz , mexico . crustaceana 80 : 313 - 325 . [ links ]
it wets it gills for two purposes , reproduction and respiration . occasionally , the crab draws up water from moist sand to moisten its gills .
gaudipluma artal et al . 2013 ( eocene crab ) its carapace resembles the buildings of catalan architect antoní gaudí . [ zootaxa 3652 : 343 ]
borradaile , l . a . ( 1922 ) . on the mouthparts of the shore crab . j . linn . soc . 35 : 115–142
the atlantic ghost crab has been described as both a predator and scavenger with its diet thought to consist primarily of swash - zone inhabiting mole crabs ( emerita talpoida ) and coquina clams ( donax variabilis ) , as well as semi - terrestrial amphipods ( talorchestia spp . ) which utilize damp wrack in the supratidal [ 36 , 37 , 44 , 45 ] ( fig 1 ) . all three principal prey taxa provide critical trophic links in sandy beach ecosystems globally but have distinct feeding modes and preferred micro - habitats [ 33 , 46 , 47 ] . ghost crab diets may be opportunistically supplemented by marine carrion , and / or microphagous depositing feeding - either of which may modify ghost crab trophic position , sensu [ 38 , 48 ] , albeit such resources most likely contribute only a small percentage to their diet [ 37 , 49 , 50 ] .
albunea groeningi boyko , 2002 ( sand crab ( crustacea : anomura : albuneidae ) ) named for matt groening , creator of
the simpsons
.
has been shown to have a negative impact on turtle populations . there have been efforts to control ghost crab populations due to their predation on turtle eggs . studies have found that ghost crabs consume up to 10 % of turtle eggs when they prey on a nest , and they have also been known to prey on the hatchlings . measures to control populations around turtle nesting sites have included destroying burrows and using raccoons that prey on the crabs .
thomas j . trott ( 1988 ) .
note on the foraging activities of the painted ghost crab ocypode gaudichaudii h . milne edwards & lucas in costa rica ( decapoda , brachyura )
. crustaceana 55 ( 2 ) : 217–219 . doi : 10 . 1163 / 156854088x00546 . jstor 20104392 .
i’m writing a field report on ghost crabs right now ( ocypode quadrata ) . i’d be very interested in reading the paper you’ve got = ) .
for most estuarine beaches , lower burrow densities were observed during winter compared to summer sampling . this is probably related to seasonal differences of ghost crab rhythms , with low activities during cold days as already recorded for o . quadrata in other beaches ( haley 1969 , leber 1981 , alberto & fontoura 1999 ) .
in what follows , we broaden an earlier examination of the diets of the widely distributed atlantic ghost crab , ocypode quadrata , [ 43 ] to encompass 16 barrier island beaches along the sub - tropical gulf of mexico and atlantic coasts of the united states and make predictions about the changing structure of food webs that accompany the gradient of physical attributes of the surveyed beaches . identifying conspicuous changes in the conversion of carbon and nitrogen by a major predator—the ghost crab—across a range of sandy beach morphology is a critical first step in describing food web configurations and their variation over time and space [ 10 , 27 , 47 , 54 ] .
the crab has club - shaped eyestalks and it boasts of a 360° vision . this helps it see and catch insects that are even in mid - air .
currently , ghost crabs are not considered threatened or endangered . one of the main threats to ghost crabs is off - road vehicles ( orvs ) . the orvs can crush or bury the crabs and interfere with their reproductive cycle . orvs can greatly affect ghost crabs at night when they are feeding . another threat is a decline in their habitat ; construction in the upper intertidal zone for residential or commercial use can caused increased mortality and a potential decline in the population .
the relationships between the mean proportion of each of the three diet components and the physical parameters ( beach width , foreshore slope , median sediment grain size and wrack biomass ) across all sites were examined using least squares forward stepwise regression analysis within the statistics module of sigmaplot version 13 . 0 . stepwise regression selects independent variables for a multiple linear regression equation from a list of candidate variables to avoid using extraneous variables in the model . the diet component proportions were first transformed ( √arcsine ) to address the potential problems of constraints in the covariance , correlation structure and subsequent interpretation linked to the use of compositional data [ 73 ] . for those relationships where stepwise linear regression did not yield significant results and exhibited non - linear tendencies to the structure of the data , appropriate non - linear models were applied using individual physical parameters . stepwise regression analysis was also used to investigate the relationship between ghost crab density and beach physical parameters ( mean beach width , foreshore slope , median sediment grain size and wrack biomass ) . mean burrow density , as the proxy for ghost crab abundance , was transformed ( log 10 ) to meet assumptions of normality [ 74 ] . stepwise regression analysis was also used to examine the relationships between ghost crab trophic position and beach physical parameters . finally , linear and non - linear models were applied to relationships between proportions of the diet ( mole crab , amphipod , coquina clam ) and ghost crab trophic position .
ghost crabs have been used as indicators for measuring the impacts of human use on beaches . their population is relatively easy to monitor ; the density of ghost crabs on a beach can be estimated by counting the number of burrows in a certain area . population densities have declined due to habitat modification and heavy , continuous trampling . because ghost crabs are apex predators of the habitat , monitoring their population can allow humans to assess the impact of human activity on sandy beach ecosystems .
is considered semiterrestrial . it has developed an interesting adaptation for life on land : a crab will occasionally will return to the water to wet its gills ; however it can also get water from damp sand . ghost crabs use fine hairs on the base of their legs to wick water from the sand up onto its gills .
previous studies of brazilian populations of ghost crabs were based on the reproductive cycle and recruitment ( negreiros - fransozo et al . 2002 ) and spatial distribution in a southern high - energy oceanic sandy beach ( alberto & fontoura 1999 ) and in low - energy tide - dominated sandy beaches ( turra et al . 2005 ) . in the latter , anthropogenic impact on ghost crab density may be confounded by natural response to high environmental heterogeneity that are characteristic of low - energy sandy beaches .
ghost crabs construct simple to complex deep burrows in soft sandy and / or muddy substrates . they can be found in sandy beaches , rubble flats , and in
the strong hairy legs of this animal make it run very fast and achieve speeds of about 10 miles per hour . this makes this crab the fastest among all crustaceans .
albania – in south albania , there is the katallani “the catalan” a monster which relies on the historical catalan occupation of the region centuries ago used to scare children . in south italy , there is the gogoli , “the mongol” another historical use of the golden horde that is used to frighten children into behaving .
finland – here , the bogeyman is known as mörkö . in the moomin stories , the mörkö or groke is a frightening , dark blue and big ghost like creature .
although ghost crab diets have been described from several locations , little information exists on the variation in their diets that may be expected across the broad spectrum of beach morphology despite the ghost crab’s wide distribution and importance to the function of sandy beach ecosystems [ 37 , 42 , 44 , 51 , 52 ] . in lakes , modification of prey populations , predator diets , trophic position and degree of omnivory has been observed along gradients of lake morphology reflecting differences in predator access to particular food web compartments supporting important prey [ 9 , 27 ] . similarly , in sandy beaches , based upon known distribution and preferred habitats of the main prey of ghost crabs ( see fig 1 ) ( mole crabs , coquina clams , and semi - terrestrial amphipods ) [ 5 ] and invertebrate community composition [ 17 , 40 , 53 ] , the relative availability of the most commonly accessed prey change in response to altered beach width , substrate type and slope . thus the gradient of sandy beach morphologies may be viewed as a series of micro - habitat compartments ( swash zone , wrackline ) varying in prey accessibility and availability which should have implications for links to higher trophic level consumers ( i . e . ghost crab ) ( fig 1 ) .
‘ocypodid’ ( ghost and fiddler ) crabs are ‘ semi - terrestrial ‘ ( spending time on land and in the water ) , living on sandy beaches , mud flats and mangroves . they can spend long periods of time out of the water by keeping their gills moist via special gill chambers that extract oxygen from the air . their eyes are stalked , which means they can be laid flat within the grooves on their shell or raised for a better look around . they take shelter in their cool burrows above the high tide water mark during the day and come out at night in search of food . they feed on plants , animals ( turtle hatchlings included ! ) and micro - organisms . the golden ghost crab is only found along the western australian coast , from bunbury to exmouth . they are relatively small growing to a carapace width of 45 millimetres .
while all races in chinese are refered to as a type of ghost / shadow ( sub - human ) , the word for japanese is unique in that it means child .
barros , f . 2001 . ghost crabs as a tool for rapid assessment of human impacts on exposed sandy beaches . biological conservation 97 : 399 - 404 . [ links ]
trophic position ( tp ) of ghost crabs ranged from 3 . 7 ( anc , beach width = 32 m ) to 1 . 9 ( ana , beach width = 67 m ) . the stepwise regression procedure revealed that beach width was the single physical beach parameter that contributed to a useful model description with tp decreasing significantly ( f = 20 . 35 , p < 0 . 001 ) as beach width increased ( table 1 —model 5 and fig 7a ) . slope , sediment size and wrack biomass did not add predictive power ( p > 0 . 268 ) ( table 1 —model 5 ) . significant relationships were found when examining ghost crab tp and the proportion of each principal prey . highest ghost crab tp was generally associated with higher use of mole crabs ( hyperbola model , f = 7 . 75 , p = 0 . 015 ) ( table 1 —model 6 and fig 7b ) and / or amphipods ( f = 21 . 44 , p < 0 . 001 ) ( table 1 —model 7 and fig 7c ) . however a significant negative relationship between ghost crab tp and the proportion of coquina clams in their diets was recorded ( f = 6 . 43 , p = 0 . 024 ) ( table 1 —model 8 and fig 7d ) .
hughes , d . a . 1966 . behavioral and ecological investigations of the crab ocypode ceratophthalmus ( crustacea : ocypodidae ) . journal of zoology 150 : 129 - 143 . [ links ]
ghost crabs can make very good pets if properly looked after . if you are planning to breed these crabs in your home , here are some steps that you have to follow .
mating can occur throughout the year . unlike other crab species , ghost crabs can mate even when the female’s integument is hard , which means that they can mate anytime after sexual maturation . this is an adaptation to terrestrial life . mating occurs while both the male and the female have a hard shell . usually mating will occur somewhere in or near the burrow of the male . often copulatory plugs are found in ghost crabs ; the male will release a seminal fluid along with his sperm that will become hard and prevent rival sperm from reaching the female’s ova .
chiromantes garfunkel davie & ng , 2013 ( garfunkel ' s bright - eyed crab ) named for art garfunkel in tribute to his song
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pakistan – the bhoot or jin baba is used by parents to scare children into behaving . this creature is a ghost djinn . in other places it is known as kathu ki maa .
barros f . ghost crabs as a tool for rapid assessment of human impacts on exposed sandy beaches . biol conserv . 2001 ; 97 ( 3 ) : 399–404 . isi : 000166790200012 .
yes , we study bird nest productivity on our florida state park beaches and ghost crabs have been documented in eating snowy plover eggs , chicks and make attempts at eating adult plovers . they also eat least tern eggs and harass least tern adults on nests . we have some footage on youtube looking at defense mechanisms feigning broken wing to lure ghost crabs away from snowy plover nests .
mesoparapylocheles michaeljacksoni klompmaker et . al . 2012 ( fossil hermit crab ) discovered on the same day that the researchers learned of pop superstar michael jackson ' s death , and named in his honor .
] , the relative availability of the most commonly accessed prey change in response to altered beach width , substrate type and slope . thus the gradient of sandy beach morphologies may be viewed as a series of micro - habitat compartments ( swash zone , wrackline ) varying in prey accessibility and availability which should have implications for links to higher trophic level consumers ( i . e . ghost crab ) (
the modern - day symbol for cancer is a pair of pincers like those on a crab . the constellation shape for cancer itself looks more like an upside - down “y” which is interpreted to be the back of the crab . over the millennia , the cancer constellation has been used to represent a number of different animals , most often those of an aquatic , shore - dwelling animal with an exoskeleton .
schlacher , t . , s . lucrazi . 2009 . monitoring beach impacts : a case for ghost crabs as ecological indicators ? . 2nd queensland coastal conference , gold coast : 1 - 15 .
the crab , cancer enters the story here as either the hydra called on it for help or the goddess hera sent it to hinder the hero hercules . it’s considered a large crab , large enough that it tries to do a number on hercules’ foot with its pincers . for all its trouble , hercules simply kills it by crushing it in return with his foot and then turning his attention back to the hydra and finally succeeds at killing it . a slight variation to this turn of events places hercules as having kicked the crab hard enough that it flew up into the heavens to become the familiar constellation of cancer .
steiner , a . j . & s . p . leatherman . 1981 . recreational impacts on the distribution of ghost crabs ocypode quadrata fab . biological conservation 20 : 111 - 122 . [ links ]
alpha cancri – also known as acubens or al zubanah , both meaning “the claws . ” another name for this star is sertan , “the crab . ” it is the fourth brightest star of the cancer constellation .


parcoblatta fulvescens , the fulvous wood cockroach , is a species of cockroach endemic to the united states and possibly canada that measures around 13 mm ( 0.5 in ) long .

parcoblatta fulvescens

might be virginica or even fulvescens cause some of the males in the pics u posted look similar to fulvescens males .
moved from zebra wood cockroach . this one actually appears to be p . fulvescens , which is probably the most common species of parcoblatta in ok
i guess this female is a parcoblatta uhleriana . they are the most common here .
1 . female parcoblalta fulvescens feed selectively on diets differing in nutrient content when given a choice during the reproductive cycle .
hello . i caught some parcoblatta and i cannot find pictures of many of the species . i might have four species of parcoblatta right now . can somebody post some pictures of p . zebra , p . lata , p . fulvescens , p . caudellia and p . notha ? if you can post pictures of any of the other species of parcoblatta i would love to see them too !
ps . male p . lata has black abdomen by the way . fulvescens look similar to p . lata but doesn ' t have black abdomen .
life history and habitat associations of the broad wood cockroach , parcoblatta lata ( blattaria : blattellidae ) and other native cockroaches in the coastal plain of south carolina .
journal article : life history and habitat associations of the broad wood cockroach , parcoblatta lata ( blattaria : blattellidae ) and other native cockroaches in the coastal plain of south carolina .
life history and habitat associations of the broad wood cockroach , parcoblatta lata ( blattaria : blattellidae ) and other native cockroaches in the coastal plain of south carolina . ( journal article ) | osti . gov
horn , scott , & hanula , james , l . life history and habitat associations of the broad wood cockroach , parcoblatta lata ( blattaria : blattellidae ) and other native cockroaches in the coastal plain of south carolina . . united states . doi : 10 . 1603 / 0013 - 8746 ( 2002 ) 095 [ 0665 : lhahao ] 2 . 0 . co ; 2 .
horn , scott , and hanula , james , l . tue .
life history and habitat associations of the broad wood cockroach , parcoblatta lata ( blattaria : blattellidae ) and other native cockroaches in the coastal plain of south carolina .
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horn , scott , and hanula , james , l . life history and habitat associations of the broad wood cockroach , parcoblatta lata ( blattaria : blattellidae ) and other native cockroaches in the coastal plain of south carolina . . united states : n . p . , 2002 . web . doi : 10 . 1603 / 0013 - 8746 ( 2002 ) 095 [ 0665 : lhahao ] 2 . 0 . co ; 2 .
wood cockroaches are an important prey of the red - cockaded woodpecker , picoides borealis , an endangered species inhabiting pine forests in the southern united states . these woodpeckers forage on the boles of live pine trees , but their prey consists of a high proportion of wood cockroaches , parcoblatta spp . , that are more commonly associated with dead plant material . cockroach population density samples were conducted on live pine trees , dead snags and coarse woody debris on the ground . the studies showed that snags and logs are also important habitats of wood cockroaches in pine forests .
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thanks for the clarification , alan , and sorry for jumping the gun . these buggers sure look similar . next time i ' ll post into the family level .
a lot of the species in this genus look alike so it ' s hard to distinguish them from one another , even for the experts .
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4 . females on diets high in carbohydrate or cellulose required longer to complete the reproductive cycle than females on high - protein diet or those given a dietary choice .
5 . nitrogen - stressed females will consume urate - containing fecal pellets , but only if they have utilizable carbohydrate in their diet .
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great ! thank you for the pictures ! i took some picture today . here .
i do not know if these orange males are p . uhleriana or p . lata .
i am guessing that this one is a p . virginica male . they are a lot smaller ( just slightly bigger than the p . bolliana males ) than the other males and they have the dark head . they are faster too .
here is a p . bolliana or what i think is a p . bolliana . adult male .
i do not know what these are . most of the big orange males i think came from black nymphs which i thought were i . deropeltiformis .
here are an adult female and adult male of what i think are p . bolliana .
i know some of the big orange ones molted recently so maybe they are not the normal color yet .
this one i am not sure what it is . what is this adult female ? is it p . lata ? it molted over a day ago ( yesterday in the daytime ) .
this male was slightly different in color . a few of the big orange males are smaller than normal and some have different color like this ( did not get a good look so not sure exactly how ) .
i caught this p . virginica in leaves with p . uhleriana . they are tiny ! she was chewing on me while i was taking a picture . . . . . so it was hard to take a pic without shaking so much
i don ' t think u have any i . deropeltiformis in the pics . there might be some pseudomops nymphs in there by the way .
very interesting ! i do not think she is a p . virginica or a p . fulviscens . she is a lot bigger than the p . virginica ( close to p . uhleriana size ) . she has slightly different wings from p . fulviscens . yes , i can sell some p . uhleriana if they start breeding . it seems to be dryer now outside than it used to be a few months ago and because of that i think there are fewer roaches . i am having a hard time finding many roaches , i mean i can easily find some but just not very many . are the p . uhleriana common in your area ?
i don ' t think p . uhleriana is present in my area ( they do occur in my state but i haven ' t seen any yet ) .
how much are you asking for a pair of p . uhleriana adults ? i ' m interested in about two pairs
only two pairs ? i think i can find more than that . i will look today . can you tell what the p . uhleriana adult males look like ? you live in alabama right ? just pay for the shipping and i will send them to you . how much do you think the shipping will be ?
i found another adult female p . uhleriana today . it is harder than i thought . i do not think i can get very many . the places i go to do not have anymore roaches . i need to find other places . i have only one adult female ischnoptera deropeltiformis so i need a male and i hope one of them are i . deropeltiformis lol . i think i found some more of the ones that look like the pseudomops . do you want me to send some now or in the future if they breed ?
i would love to get some adults soon so that i can not only breed them but i would be able to send some to zephyr on june . do you think it will be possible to send me 2 or more pairs of adults ?
ps this one might be the p . uhleriana male . was this specimen black when he was nymph ?
okay . i do not know if that one was black as a nymph ( i got him as an adult ) . i have one sub - adult male nymph that is black and has that little brown spot close to the tip of the abdomen on top . another sub - adult male roach molted yesterday and it was dark rusty brown like this black one on top . it did not have that brown spot and it was less shiny . i found these p . uhleriana like roaches in thick white oak and red oak like leaves .
perhaps you could put one of the specimen in the fridge for about 10 ~ 15 min . and take the pics of median segment under the wing ?
sure i will do that ! but i am going to have a concert soon so maybe i cannot put the picture here this afternoon .
these are the best pictures i can get . i am scared that i am going to kill them holding them like this . are these two pictures good enough to find out what species they are ? this male is limping and his front legs do not work now . my hands a shaky . what are the p . uhleriana supposed to have ?
have a pair of structures on the median segment ( and not the first abdominal segment ) . these structures do not meet in the midline to form a ridge . the wings are markedly broader than the pronotum in
please could you explain what they mean ? like what the ridge looks like . i might be able to look at them quickly without out hurting them and see what they are .
do you see those two dot looking thing below the pronotum ? that ' s the pair of modified structure that we are looking for .
thank you for the clear pictures . here are some more pictures i took .
this one is a strange one . it laid an ootheca that looked like the other p . uhleriana . but she has smaller and more round wings . i think she is the smallest of them all . cariblatta your p . uhleriana should be laying oothecae by now . have they ?
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presence and absence of bats across habitat scales in the upper coastal plain of south carolina .
abstract during 2001 , we used active acoustical sampling ( anabat ii ) to survey foraging habitat relationships of bats on the savannah river site ( srs ) in the upper coastal plain of south carolina . using an a priori information - theoretic approach , we conducted logistic regression analysis to examine presence of individual bat species relative to a suite of microhabitat , stand , and landscape - level features such as forest structural metrics , forest type , proximity to riparian zones and carolina bay wetlands , insect abundance , and weather . there was considerable empirical support to suggest that the majority of the activity of bats across most of the 6 species occurred
effect of habitat and foraging height on bat activity in the coastal plain of south carolina .
a comparison of bat activity levels in the coastal plain of south carolina among 5 habitat types : forested riparian areas , clearcuts , young pine plantations , mature pine plantations and pine savannas , using time expansion radio - microphones and integrated detectors to simultaneously monitor bat activity at three heights in each habitat type .
tree - roost characteristics of subadult and female adult bats ( nyctieius humeralis ) in the upper coastal plain of south carolina .
tree - roost of evening bats were identified by radio tracking of 14 individuals at the srs . bats roosted in longleaf pine cavities under exfoliating bark in snags near beaver ponds . the roosting occurred in open park like stands . no evening bats roosted in the more dense bottomland hardwood stands or mixed pine hardwood stands . none were observed in loblolly stands .
assessment and comparison of richness , abundance and difference of herpetofauna at five small isolated wetlands located within a commercial forest landscape in the south carolina coastal plain . data indicates small isolated wetlands are focal points of herpetofaunal richness and abundance in managed coastal plain forest and contribute more to regional biodiversity than is implied by their small size or ephemeral hydrology .
factors limiting regeneration of quercus alba and cornus florida in formerly cultivated coastal plain sites , south carolina .
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[ cite : 1286620 ] link all of the nomenclatural , bibliographic , and specimen data accumulated in missouri botanical garden ' s ( mbg ) electronic databases during the past 30 years are publicly available here . this system has nearly 1 . 3 million scientific names and over 4 . 4 million specimen records . great resource for plant distribution beyond us & canada .
[ cite : 1185947 the collection holds more than 3 . 5 million insect specimens and is one of the largest university insect collections in the world . all groups of insects are represented in the collection , and we are recognized for our holdings of leafhoppers ( cicadellidae ) , beetles ( coleoptera ) , and true flies ( diptera ) . the triplehorn insect collection is housed within the museum of biological diversity , located on the west campus of the ohio state university in columbus , ohio . on 29 april , 2005 , the ohio state insect collection was renamed in honor of dr . charles a . triplehorn , professor of entomology and curator at osu between 1962 and 1992 .
keys to the insects of the european part of the ussr . vol . i : apterygota , palaeoptera , hemimetabola
taxonomy outdated ; otherwise , a sound source with lots of useful info . english version : keys to the insects of the european ussr . ( keys to the fauna of the ussr no . 84 ) jerusalem : israel program for scientific translations , 1967 . 1214 pp .
full text hunter , w . d . , f . c . pratt , j . d . mitchell . 1912 . the principal cactus insects of the united states . usda bureau of entomology bulletin 113 : 1 - 71 .
by furniss , r . l . and carolin , v . m . 1977 .
u . s . d . a . forest service misc . publ . 1339 , 1977
shorthouse j . d . , floate k . d . ( eds . ) arthropods of canadian grasslands , vol . 1 : 199 - 225 , 2010
( translated by leigh e . chadwick ) one of the best books on insects ever written , period . lavishly illustrated by the author . a rare example of beautiful book design and typesetting work . written by a swiss naturalist and painter , an authority on chrysididae . many editions available .
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alston 's mouse opossum ( marmosa alstoni ) , also known as alston 's opossum , is a medium-sized pouchless marsupial of the family didelphidae .

it is arboreal and nocturnal , inhabiting forests from belize to northern colombia .

the main components of its diet are insects and fruits , but it may also eat small rodents , lizards , and bird eggs .

it was formerly assigned to the genus micoureus , which was made a subgenus of marmosa in 2009 .

alston ' s mouse opossum

alston ' s woolly mouse opossum - micoureus alstoni ( j . a . allen , 1900 ) - overview - encyclopedia of life
alston ' s woolly mouse opossum - micoureus alstoni ( j . a . allen , 1900 ) - details - encyclopedia of life
a young / baby of a alston is called a ' joey ' . the females are called ' jill ' and males ' jack ' .
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voss , r . s . ; jansa , s . a . ( 2009 ) .
phylogenetic relationships and classification of didelphid marsupials , an extant radiation of new world metatherian mammals
. bulletin of the american museum of natural history 322 : 1–177 . doi : 10 . 1206 / 322 . 1 . hdl : 2246 / 5975 .
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wilson and reeder ' s mammal species of the world is the classic reference book on the taxonomic classification and distribution of the more than 5400 species of mammals that exist today . the third edition includes detailed information on nomenclature and , for the first time , common names . each concise entry covers type locality , distribution , synonyms , and major reference sources . the systematic arrangement of information indicates evolutionary relationships at both the ordinal and the family level . this indispensable reference work belongs in public and academic libraries throughout the world and on the shelf of every biologist who works with mammals .
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wilson and reeder ' s mammal species of the world is the classic reference book on the taxonomic classification and distribution of the more than 5400 species of mammals that exist today . the third edition includes detailed information on nomenclature and , for the first time , common names . each concise entry covers type locality , distribution , synonyms , and major reference sources . the systematic arrangement of
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this indispensable reference work belongs in public and academic libraries throughout the world and on the shelf of every biologist who works with mammals .
mammalogists for helping to forge the nomenclatural mesh that holds our science together . * journal of mammalogy * to refer to this work as a checklist undervalues it and does not give sufficient credit to the authors and editors for their meticulous efforts in its production . a valuable reference work and a vital tool , particularly for researchers . * journal of natural history * by far the most convenient source for finding the correct scientific name of any mammal and should be on the reference shelf of libraries striving to have useful science sections . * science books and films * the editors and authors are to be congratulated for undertaking such an outstanding and authoritative work , and it should serve as a standard reference for mammalian species taxonomy for many years to come . * journal of mammalian evolution * the third edition adds to its reputation as an outstanding and authorative work . * national museum of natural history weekly update & forecast * impressive and elegant work . - - g . r . seamons * reference reviews * a must - have text for any professional mammalogist , and a useful and authoritative reference for scientists and students in other disciplines . * southeastern naturalist * a magnificent work important to anyone seriously interested in mammals . this work is essential for academic or special libraries supporting zoology or conservation and for large public libraries . * american reference books annual * as were many of our colleagues , we were waiting for this revised edition since 2003 . . . we can say that the wait was worth it . - - sergio solari and robert j . baker * journal of mammalogy *
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justification : this species is confirmed as least concern because of its presence in large protected areas , tolerates disturbed habitat , and because it is unlikely to be declining at nearly the rate required to qualify for listing in a threatened category .
this species is found in central america from belize to panama , adjacent caribbean islands ( gardner 2005 ) , and northwestern colombia ( chocó ) ( astúa 2015 ) . it occurs from lowlands to 1 , 600 m ( reid 1997 ) . only one specimen from guatemala was recorded in 1930s , and very few records from belize . tate ( 1933 ) described a hiatus between records from belize to northern panama , and those from southern panama and northwestern colombia ( cuartas and muñoz 2003 , gardner 2008 ) .
this species can be found in evergreen forest , secondary growth , and gardens . it is mainly arboreal and is active in subcanopy or understory levels ( reid 1997 ) . it can also be found on the ground , when moving from tree to tree or feeding . it feeds on insects , small vertebrates , and fruits ( reid 1997 ) . this species may invade houses near forested areas and is sometimes found in groups ( timm et al . 1989 in reid 1997 ) , although most records are of solitary individuals . unstructured leaf nests are found in palms and vine tangles ( astúa 2015 ) . a female suckling 11 young was recorded ( tate 1933 in reid 1997 ) .
the species occurs throughout a variety of environments including disturbed habitat . it also occurs in several protected areas . research is needed on the distribution of this species , its activity patterns and social organization .
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this species is found from eastern central america from belize to panam and adjacent caribbean islands ( gardner , 2005 ) . it occurs from lowlands to 1 , 600 m ( reid , 1997 ) . there has been 1 specimen from guatemala in 1930s , and very few records from belize .
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micoureus alstoni ( j . a . allen , 1900 )
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this marsupial can be found in evergreen forest , second growth , and gardens . it is mainly arboreal and is active in subcanopy or understory levels ( reid , 1997 ) . it sometimes descends to the ground to feed or travel from tree to tree . it feeds on insects , small vertebrates , and fruit ( reid , 1997 ) . this species may invade houses near forested areas and is sometimes found in groups ( timm et al . , 1989 in reid , 1997 ) , although most records are of solitary individuals . leaf nests are built in vine tangles . a female suckling 11 young was noted ( tate , 1933 in reid , 1997 ) .
this species is listed as least concern because of its presence in large protected areas , tolerates disturbed habitat , and because it is unlikely to be declining at nearly the rate required to qualify for listing in a threatened category .
gardner , a . l . ( 2005 ) .
order didelphimorphia
. in wilson , d . e . ; reeder , d . m . mammal species of the world ( 3rd ed . ) . johns hopkins university press . pp . 3–18 . isbn 978 - 0 - 8018 - 8221 - 0 . oclc 62265494 .
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