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The entire body of the horseshoe crab is protected by a hard shell. They have two large compound eyes and multiple smaller simple ones atop the carapace. Beneath the carapace they look quite similar to a large spider. They have five pairs of legs for walking, swimming and moving food into the mouth. The long, straight, rigid tails can be used to flip themselves over if they are turned upside down.
shallow ocean waters on soft sandy or muddy bottoms
Spotted on Jun 24, 2012
Submitted on Jun 25, 2012
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We found it at assateague island also known as "pony island" in ocean city, md
Could you please put what park you found this in.
Thank you.