๐ Location: Nags Head, North Carolina
๐ Date: May 23, 2025
๐พ Media: Image
๐ฟ Species: Ocellate Lady Crab (Ovalipes ocellatus)
๐ Notes: Fast-moving marine crab found along sandy beaches and shallow coastal waters of the western Atlantic. Recognizable by its pale shell covered in circular โeye-likeโ spots (ocelli) and long legs adapted for rapid sideways movement and shallow burrowing.
Often encountered in surf zones, tidal flats, or just beneath wet sand. Capable of burying itself quickly when disturbed.
Carapace only.
๐ iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/283457165

















