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Horseshoe Crab

limulus polyphemus

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41.294, -70.1055

Field Notes

Description:

have a lot of claws, males are smaller than the females, tail used to flip the creature over after being flipped up-side down by a wave

Habitat:

ocean

Notes:

their blood is blue due to the copper contents

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PublishedNovember 27, 2011

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