Sand bubbler crab

Sand bubbler crabs (or sand-bubblers) are crabs of the genera Scopimera and Dotilla in the family Dotillidae. They are small crabs that live on sandy beaches in the tropical Indo-Pacific. They feed by filtering sand through their mouthparts, leaving behind balls of sand that are broken up by the incoming high tide.

Sand bubbler crabs
Scopimera globosa
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Scopimera
De Haan, 1833
Dotilla
Stimpson, 1858
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