Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Horseshoe Crabs!

Zac is at the point in his Southern Maryland MLB where he is learning about Horseshoe Crabs. Such a fascinating animal!

The horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) is the oldest living fossil in Maryland. Horseshoe crabs evolved much earlier than humans or the Chesapeake Bay. Fossils of horseshoe crabs have been dated at 445 million years old.

- from https://dnr.maryland.gov/ccs/pages/horseshoecrab-evolution.aspx


Here are a few resources we've enjoyed:

Horseshoe Crabs and Shorebirds: The Story of a Food Web
by Victoria Crenson


TEDxSMU - Frans Lanting - LIFE: A Journey Through Time


When Horseshoe Crabs Went to Fertilizer
Modern Farmer - Mar 28, 2014


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