Horseshoe crabs come ashore at Mispillion Harbor

Horseshoe crabs, with their armour-like shells or exoskeletons, come ashore by the thousands in spring at Mispillion Harbor, Delaware.
Photo By/Credit

Gregory Breese/USFWS

Date Shot/Created
05/22/2007
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Horseshoe crabs, with their armour-like shells or exoskeletons, come ashore by the thousands in spring at Mispillion Harbor, Delaware.
Facility
Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge
Ecosystem
Coastal
Recreational Activity
Wildlife watching
Species
Limulidae
Subject tags
Coasts
Crustacea
Migratory birds
Wildlife refuges
Wildlife viewing