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Horseshoe Crab

Limulus polyphemus

Description:

Looks like a sting ray, but is actually a crab. Has a hard shell that you can touch without disturbing it.

Habitat:

Atlantic Ocean

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1 Comment

Jenavieve Jones
Jenavieve Jones 7 years ago

You should google there blood it's crazy

TannerValentino
Spotted by
TannerValentino

Wilmington, North Carolina, USA

Spotted on Jul 9, 2015
Submitted on Jul 9, 2015

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