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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

SINGAPORE – Protecting and restoring mangroves, as well as establishing “coastal corridors” in areas where intensive ...

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 ...