A frozen horseshoe crab at the beachSubmitted by Spooky_Noodle_ t3_zv8mro in mildlyinteresting
tanyyawangg t1_j1pj7mh wrote
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It’s more likely it’s the spent shell and not the crab. It’s not very common you would see a hose shoe grab being they live on the ocean floor.
newguestuser t1_j1pyx1e wrote
Actually quite commonly seen at specific times as the ocean floor meets land at the beach. Fun to watch tourists freak out seeing the live at teh shoreline as they can look a little scary. From Google:
Limulus polyphemus is internationally listed as vulnerable. During full moons, new moons, and high tides in May and June, hundreds of thousands of horseshoe crabs converge on the Delaware Bay to breed.
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