Sea shell encrusted Horseshoe crab. The crabs are marine arthropods of the family Limulidae. They are invertebrates meaning that they lack a spine.

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Location: Chincoteague Island, VA, USA
Photo credit: © Michael McKinne / Alamy / Afripics
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