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Horseshoe crab

Description:

Horseshoe crab are marine arthropods that resembles crustaceans and are considered living fossils.

Habitat:

Horseshoe crabs live around the soft sandy bottom of shallow ocean waters.

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2 Comments

sarah.galperin
sarah.galperin 10 years ago

Maybe it's a Horseshoe Crab?

brandonryanfig01
brandonryanfig01 10 years ago

How big is it

Thomas Nelson Community College
Spotted by a stud ent at Thomas Nelson Community College

Hampton, Virginia, USA

Spotted on Aug 25, 2013
Submitted on Aug 26, 2013

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