Spawning season comes at different times of year depending on location, but the largest lovefest happens at Delaware Bay, where thousands of horseshoe crabs crawl onto the beaches in May and June.

Horseshoe crabs have been on Earth for more than 450 million years - since before the dinosaurs. They are more closely related to spiders and scorpions than crustaceans and can live as long as 25 ...

Horseshoe crabs are currently listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation ... To gather information for the scorecard, starting in December 2024, the coalition will provide a ...