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Part of the head-shield of a horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus). Fragments of the carapaces of horseshoe crabs littered the entire length of the beach. Photographed May 17, 2008 at Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Delaware.
Two horseshoe crabs (Limulus polyphemus) spawning at high tide. Other than one other solitary crab they were the only healthy individuals I saw. Photographed May 17, 2008 at Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Delaware.
A horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus), photographed at Cape Henlopen State Park, Delaware.This weekend I'm headed off to see the annual breeding explosion of horseshoe crabs (Limulus polyphemus) in Delaware Bay. During late May and early June, especially during the full and new moon, scores of the…
An Atlantic ghost crab (Ocypode quadrata), photographed at Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Delaware.
Heh. Over here in Singapore, where the horseshoe crab species most commonly encountered on our shores and beaches is [i]Tachypleus gigas[/i], this is the same body part that is most frequently found.
Here's an example:
http://flickr.com/photos/hai_ren/2595400770
For a second there, I thought the title of this post was "Horseshoe head crab shield". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headcrab