スナガニ

Meanings

1

ghost crab; sand crab; white crab

usually written using kana alone

Refers specifically to Ocypode stimpsoni, a species of ghost crab found on sandy beaches in Japan. Often seen scurrying sideways into burrows.

夏なつの夜よる、砂すな浜はまでスナガニがたくさん見みられる。
On summer nights, you can see many ghost crabs on the sandy beach.
スナガニは素す早ばやく砂すなの中なかに潜もぐる。
Ghost crabs quickly burrow into the sand.