Four colour morphs exist within the species - black, red, yellow, and green. The carapace of G. ruricola grows in width at … Meer weergeven

G. ruricola is found across much of the Caribbean, from Cuba and the Bahamas in the west through the Antilles to Barbados in the east. It has been reported from Florida and Nicaragua, but few confirmed examples exis… Meer weergeven

The eggs of G. ruricola hatch in the sea, where the larvae live as plankton. The return of the larvae to land seems to be infrequent, but when they do return, they return as megalopa larvae, in sufficient num… Meer weergeven

G. ruricola is an omnivorous scavenger, feeding mostly on nitrogen-poor plant matter.
The meat of G. ruricola is rich in protein, and has often been harvested by local peo… Meer weergeven

Carl Linnaeus described the species in 1758 (the starting point for zoological nomenclature), noting the species' annual migrations from the forests to the coast (Habitat in America, sylvas vastissimis agm… Meer weergeven

G. ruricola appeared on two African postage stamps for the International Year of the Ocean in 1998, under the name "mountain crab". These were a Tanzanian stamp worth TSh 500/= and a Ugandan stamp worth USh 250/=. … Meer weergeven