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Color change for the night

Green horned ghost crab (Ocypode ceratophthalma) foraging on the surf zone of a beach at sunset on Benguerra island in Mozambique. Ghost crabs exhibit anti-predator coloration for camouflage, such that they become lighter during the day and darker at night. Ghost crabs can move on the sand at about 16 km/h and are able to change direction suddenly.

Benguerra Island, Inhambane, Mozambique

Digital image ID: Micheline_Rouquet_20160426_011389

Created: April 26, 2016

Author: Micheline Rouquet

File state: Final

Digital image size: 21.7 Mpixels (62 MB uncompressed) - 5703x3802 pixels (19.0x12.6 in / 48.3x32.2 cm at 300 ppi)

Digital image keywords: beach, Behavior, Benguerra island, camouflage, color change, ghost crab, Green horn-eyed ghost crab, Green horned Ghost crab, Invertebrates, Mozambique, sunset camouflage, surf zone

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