#OceanRunnerNH: Horseshoe Crabs 101

Posted on September 1, 2016

Horseshoe crabs, Limulus polyphemus, are often referred to as dinosaurs of the sea. Fossils show that the have lived on earth, unchanged, for about 480 million years! A horseshoe crab’s entire body is protected by a hard carapace, which molts when it grows. Ocean Runner Nichole is inspired to learn more about this ancient animal when she finds a molt on the beach. Seacoast Science Center Naturalist Ben Flynn fills her in on the facts.

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