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Atlantic Horseshoe Crab molting

Limulus polyphemus

Description:

Tiny horseshoe crab molting (exoskeleton).

Habitat:

Found on beach at Hilton Head. There were shells of adult horseshoe crabs on the beach too (but they had died, not molted).

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Mandy Hollman
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Mandy Hollman

Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, USA

Spotted on Apr 21, 2012
Submitted on Apr 24, 2012

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