Horseshoe Crabs (Limulus polyphemus) mating in the Lake Worth Lagoon, an estuary near the Palm Beach Inlet, FL

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Horseshoe Crabs (Limulus polyphemus) mating in the Lake Worth Lagoon, an estuary near the Palm Beach Inlet in Palm Beach County, FL. These prehistoric animals predate dinosaurs and have ten eyes that enable them to even see UV light.

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Size: 6144px × 4088px
Location: Singer Island, FL
Photo credit: © Michael Patrick O'Neill / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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