The horseshoe crab in the amazing YouTube clip captured at Aquaria KLCC in Malaysia appears to have gotten itself in a tricky situation! You normally see them scuttling around the ocean floor, but ...

The horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) is often described as a "living fossil," a species that has endured for over 450 million years. It outlasted the mass extinctions and dramatic shifts in Earth's ...

The best time to see the ancient wonders that are horseshoe crabs is now, as they return to Delaware Bay beaches for spawning season. Horseshoe crabs first developed 540 million years ago in the ...

Celebrate World Ocean Day on June 8 by learning about these ancient arthropods Ashley Goetz The ocean has many unusual inhabitants, but few are as strange and ancient as the horseshoe crab. Get to ...

Known as living fossils, horseshoe crabs have been around for hundreds of millions of years. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection says according to reports, over the last 10, their ...

Two animal mysteries associated with coastlines intrigue me. Who ate the first raw oyster? Who picked up the first horseshoe crab? The first person who pried open what looks like a rough gray rock and ...

Supporters of the legislation argue it would protect a declining horseshoe crab population, while opponents warn it will harm ...