Atlantic horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) and , the crabs are coming ashore to breed at high tide and this individual is stranded at low tide, Dela

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Atlantic horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) and , the crabs are coming ashore to breed at high tide and this individual is stranded at low tide, Delaware bay, New Jersey

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