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HorseShoe Crab

Limulus polyphemus

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41.2816, -72.6761

Field Notes

Habitat:

Salt Water

Notes:

Even though it looks crab-like, with a hard shell and claws, the horseshoe crab is more closely related to scorpions and spiders than to crabs.

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Comments (3)
Ava T-B
I love how completely prehistoric these guys are.

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Wildlife of Northeastern USA
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PublishedJune 28, 2013

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