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Atlantic Horseshoe Crab
Limulus polyphemus
26.4364, -82.0698
Field Notes
Description:
Up to 2 feet long, 1 foot wide. The Horseshoe Crab is the only one of its kind in American waters. It feeds on invertebrates, bivalves, and worms, which it grinds with the edges of its walking legs, near the mouth.
Habitat:
on mud or sand bottoms, from near low-tide line to water 75 feet deep
Reference Links:
Atlantic horseshoe crab
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PublishedMarch 1, 2013
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