Horseshoe crabs come ashore at Mispillion Harbor

Horseshoe crabs, with their armour-like shells or exoskeletons, come ashore by the thousands in spring at Mispillion Harbor, Delaware.
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Horseshoe crabs come ashore at Mispillion Harbor

Horseshoe crabs, with their armour-like shells or exoskeletons, come ashore by the thousands in spring at Mispillion Harbor, Delaware.
Image
Photo By/Credit
Gregory Breese/USFWS
Facility
Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge
Ecosystem
Coastal
Recreational Activity
Wildlife watching
Species
Limulidae
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Subject tags
Coasts
Crustacea
Migratory birds
Wildlife refuges
Wildlife viewing