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Juvenile Atlantic Horseshoe Crab on a Sandy Beach View in Slide Mode

Juvenile Atlantic Horseshoe Crab on a Sandy Beach

A high-angle, close-up shot of a juvenile Atlantic horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) resting on the fine sand of a beach. Known as 'living fossils', these ancient marine arthropods are actually more closely related to spiders and scorpions than to true crabs.

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