UPDATE: https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/p/crimedad/717794020275353272

cross-posted from: https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/p/crimedad/715310569850044948

Time comes for us all.

We found this dead horseshoe crab on the beach today. It had a numbered tag on its shell apparently put there by The Maryland Fish & Wildlife Conservation Office. I’ve seen many horseshoe crabs here over the years, but never one with a tag. I made sure to go to the website and log it.

#beach #shore #NewHavenHarbor #HorseshoeCrab #conservation

@[email protected]

  • @[email protected]
    25•4 months ago

    Imagine you had never seen a crab before. Then someone shows you a picture of a true crab and says “this is a crab”. Now imagine after that you are shown a horseshoe crab. There’s no way you would think that’s also a crab.

    • @dumbcrumbEnglish
      13•4 months ago

      Well taxinomically, they aren’t actually crabs or crustaceans. More closely related to arachnids.

      • @thebestaquaman
        3•4 months ago

        Aren’t crabs in general just like the spiders of the sea?

        • @dumbcrumbEnglish
          5•4 months ago

          They may look like it but they aren’t closely related at all

    • CrimeDadOPEnglish
      7•4 months ago

      I mean, if you flip it over and look at the legs it’s kind of crabby looking.