Atlantic horseshoe crabs (Limulus polyphemus) and , the crabs are coming ashore to breed at high tide and these individuals are stranded on a sand bar

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Atlantic horseshoe crabs (Limulus polyphemus) and , the crabs are coming ashore to breed at high tide and these individuals are stranded on a sand bar amongst ripple marks at low tide, Delaware bay, New Jersey

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