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Tag: Horseshoe Crabs

  • Atlantic Horseshoe Crabs

    Atlantic Horseshoe Crabs

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    Atlantic Horseshoe Crabs (Limulus polyphemus) are an emblematic species of our coastal ecology. They are keystone species which have shared our waters for over 400 million years. Horseshoe crabs are not true crabs but are arachnids which include spiders and scorpions.  They occur in shallow coastal waters on soft, sandy or muddy bottoms where they…

  • Survey Horseshoe Crabs in Barnstable Harbor

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    Volunteers Needed Please join Long Pasture, Mass Audubon in their upcoming Horseshoe Crab Survey. In a mass May migration, horseshoe crabs journey to the bays, coves, and tidal flats of Cape Cod to spawn and to lay clusters of eggs.Many creatures including migrating shorebirds rely on the eggs for high calorie boosts, enabling them to…

  • Horseshoe Crabs – Ancient Mariners

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      May 6th, 6pm @ The Sturgis Library   Horseshoe Crabs – Ancient Mariners Audubon’s Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary’s Ian Ives Horseshoe Crab Ecology:  Horseshoe Crabs have been around for 350  million years, adapting to and withstanding every conceivable change time has presented.  They have a critical role in the lives of the Red Knot,…