Ghost crab!

The ghost crab or ocypode quadrata is and interesting animal it lives in brakish water or sandy beaches. It is clear, it has 8 legs , and it is small. It is transparent so it is hard to be seen. An interesting fact is that its eyestaks can rotate a total 360 degrees. Its preditors are raccoons, shore birds, and seagulls. Its prey are insects, detritus, and eggs. They are heterotrophic and they are ectothermic which means that they are cold blooded.

Domain: Eukarya

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Malacostraca

Order: Decapoda

Family: Ocypodidae

Genus: Ocypode

Species: Quadrata