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Atlantic horseshoe crab

Limulus polyphemus

Photo by elime
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Atlantic horseshoe crab

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Ashish
yes..sad to see dead ones....
JeanC.Fisher
The horseshoes are so prehistoric looking... Sad that the oil spill ruined the habitat of so many unique and interesting creatures... So sad...
elime
about 10-12" in diameter.
p.young713
Oh yes I saw a few dead crabs, I have not seen any Jelly fish since the oil spill. I put all my Gulf siteings into the mission by joining and then click edit to add the mission.
elime
No but I need to! This was just about a month after the spill.
p.young713
Good photo! I have not seen these recently here in Florida. Did you join the mission Gulf oil impact? I have put a few photos on their of wildlife and plants I found on the Gulf.

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PublishedSeptember 22, 2011

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