Pink Ghost Crab
Ocypode ryderi
Observed at the Indian Ocean shore at Malindi, Kenya, Africa. April 2011.
Ghost crabs live in the intertidal zone of beaches where they tunnel deep into the sand. They emerge especially at night to feed on whatever gets washed up from the sea. There are tens of thousands of crab species. My hope is that a specialist in crab taxonomy will verify that this is indeed Ocypode ryderi.