DOVER, Del.— The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission decided this week to forgo a 2024 bait harvest of female horseshoe crabs in Delaware Bay, where the crabs’ eggs provide a critical food ...
where thousands of horseshoe crabs crawl onto the beaches in May and June. During spawning, several males gather around one female who lays her eggs in clusters of up to 5,000 apiece—ultimately ...
Horseshoe crabs are often referred to as the "living fossils" of our planet—the four known species, including three in Asia ...
Visitors to JR Kasaoka Station in Kasaoka, Okayama Prefecture, are greeted by a large billboard standing in front that reads: “Welcome to Kasaoka, town of horseshoe crabs.” The city of Kasaoka ...