What is an Atlantic horseshoe crab? Atlantic horseshoe crabs may appear alien, but their history as earthlings is pretty impressive. They’ve been around for 450 million years, predating the ...

Horseshoe crabs are often referred to as the "living fossils" of our planet—the four known species, including three in Asia ...

13 stunning photos from this year’s best wildlife photographers 13 stunning photos from this year’s best wildlife photographers Horseshoe crab blood is key to making a COVID-19 vaccine—but ...

The subject of concern is the Limulus polyphemus, commonly known as the Atlantic horseshoe crab, whose blue blood is of great benefit to the medical and pharmaceutical industries. The blood of ...

A big part of that happy story is the return to East Harbor of the Atlantic horseshoe crab, a critically important species that has been in decline. Around 2010, park staff noticed horseshoe crab ...

DEC is committed to their conservation and protection by working cooperatively with Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission to manage horseshoe crabs along the East Coast. Horseshoe crab ...

Each spring along the Atlantic coast, horseshoe crabs lay their eggs in massive beach spawning events. Nearly twice as old as the dinosaurs, horseshoe crabs have been crawling ashore for more than ...

The horseshoe crab, particularly the American horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus), plays a crucial role in coastal ecosystems, especially in areas like Delaware Bay, where it supports a diverse ...

Horseshoe crabs are brown, body-armored arthropods with 10 eyes and a long, spiked tail. Despite their intimidating appearance, they are completely harmless to humans. Each spring along the Atlantic ...

DOVER, Del.— The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission decided this week to forgo a 2024 bait harvest of female horseshoe crabs in Delaware Bay, where the crabs’ eggs provide a critical food ...

Horseshoe crabs are vital to coastal marine ecosystems, yet only four species remain worldwide. Of these, one inhabits the Atlantic coast of the United States and the Gulf of Mexico, while the ...