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The Horseshoe Crab is an amazing animal. We have put together a few resources here for you to learn more about them. Horseshoe crabs come to the beaches of New Jersey and Delaware to breed. They only do this from mid May to mid June. That is the time that scientists like to count the horseshoe crabs. The picture on the right is a grid that scientists use to help them count the adult HSC's when they arrive at the beaches at high tide.

NOAA has a nice web site called Horseshoe Crabs: A Living Fossil. Click the link to visit the site.

If you would like to learn more about horseshoe crabs just click on the picture below these sentences and you will be taken to one of the most informative websites on these fascinating creatures.