Horseshoe Crab Limulus polyphemus    Synonyms: Atlantic Horseshoe Crab.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Merostomata   >   Order Xiphosura   >   Family Limulidae   >   Genus Limulus   

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Horseshoe Crab in Worcester Co., Maryland (1/18/2022). (c) Ilana, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Ilana via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Cast Horseshoe Crab exoskeletons at Swan Creek in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/26/2015). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

A Horseshoe Crab returning to the ocean in Worcester Co., Maryland (4/8/2017). Photo by Thomas Wilson. (MBP list)

The underside of a Horseshoe Crab in Worcester Co., Maryland (4/8/2017). Photo by Thomas Wilson. (MBP list)

Horseshoe Crabs in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/13/2018). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Horseshoe Crab in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/22/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Horseshoe Crab in Talbot Co., Maryland (11/22/2016). Photo by Wayne Longbottom. (MBP list)

A Horseshoe Crab in Talbot Co., Maryland (6/2/2013). Photo by Jared Satchell. (MBP list)

A Horseshoe Crab in Calvert Co., Maryland (8/1/2015). Photo by Jane Kostenko. (MBP list)

Horseshoe Crabs in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (5/28/2016). Photo by Sheila Maestas. (MBP list)

Horseshoe Crab in Calvert Co., Maryland (9/8/2021). (c) jprowinski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by jprowinski via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Horseshoe Crab in Worcester Co., Maryland (3/13/2022). (c) bev435, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by bev435 via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Horseshoe Crab in Calvert Co., Maryland (5/5/2017). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

Horseshoe Crab in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/21/2021). (c) Micah Fletcher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Micah Fletcher via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Horseshoe Crab in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/27/2016). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Horseshoe Crabs in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/22/2022). (c) danieltayloroc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by danieltayloroc via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Spawning Horseshoe Crabs supporting spring migration along Delaware Bay (5/20/2006). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Horseshoe Crabs along the Chesapeake Bay in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/17/2017). Photo by Lynn Strauss. (MBP list)

Horseshoe Crabs along the Chesapeake Bay in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/3/2016). Photo by Lynn Strauss. (MBP list)

Horseshoe Crab in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/7/2018). (c) josh rudder, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by josh_rudder via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Horseshoe Crab in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (6/6/2013). (c) 116916927065934112165, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND). Photo by Matt Muir via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Horseshoe Crab in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (11/27/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Horseshoe Crabs spawning in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/1/2017). Photo by Tyler Bell. (MBP list)

The eggs of Horseshoe Crab in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/10/2011). Photo by Lynn Strauss. (MBP list)

Horseshoe Crab in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/25/2021). (c) Shelley Tender, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Shelley Tender via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Horseshoe Crab in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (9/19/2015). Photo by Tyler Bell. (MBP list)


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