What is an Atlantic horseshoe crab? Atlantic horseshoe crabs may appear ... on the front shell and more photo receptors along their tail. Horseshoe crabs’ bodies are divided into three segments.

Horseshoe crabs are brown, body-armored arthropods with 10 eyes and a long, spiked tail. Their prehistoric ... data notes that an estimated 30% of a crab's blood is drained before they are ...

Horseshoe crab populations have crashed in recent decades because of ... Horseshoe crabs are brown, body-armored arthropods with 10 eyes and a long, spiked tail. Despite their intimidating appearance, ...

According to curator Kojiro Azumakawa, the horseshoe crab has a bowl-shaped smooth shell, spiny body, crab- or spider-like legs and a long, stout tail. It is a “living fossil” whose appearance ...

LONG BRANCH, N.J.— The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission voted today to temporarily halt the harvest of female horseshoe crabs in Delaware Bay, a crucial nesting area and stopover habitat ...