The sand crab is one of the rare crab species that has no functional legs with which to navigate themselves along the beaches. They are carried down the beach by the wave action.

From the beach: Over the past couple years we’ve seen a few anomalies hitting the shore: strange little jellyfish, and tuna crabs so thick that the rocks near the water that the birds normally ...

Sand crabs, a key species in beach ecosystems, were found to have increased adult mortality and decreased reproductive success when exposed to plastic microfibers, according to a new study.

The ghost crab is a fairly large crab that lives along the dunes and intertidal zones of the beach. They are sometimes called sand crabs because their bodies blend incredibly well with the sand.

We started hunting sand crabs. There were suspect patches along the stretch of beach from Hammonds to the steps at Butterfly Beach.

Yes, the beaches are loaded with sand crabs, the favored bait of summer surf anglers. Fly fishermen who imitated them caught fish in the One Surf Fly Classic held on Mission Beach Saturday ...

End your idyllic Nantucket Island vacation at a quiet, lesser-visited beach with gorgeous sunsets that beg to be photographed ...

Do you really know who you’re sharing the beach with? Purple sand dollars gobble bits of metal to stay grounded in turbulent waters. Mole crabs move sand like a conveyor belt. Hardworking bees sculpt ...

Researchers have found a mechanical connection between sand crab burrow widths and widths of cometary pits using a simple granular experiment.

The sand will be spread on Kimballs Beach, Cooks Beach and Reeds Beach, all well-known and crucial spots for the horseshoe crabs and, thus, the red knot.