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Horseshoe Crabs Stage Ancient Spawning Ritual on Maryland Beaches

On warm summer nights along the Ocean City shoreline, thousands of armored creatures emerge from the surf under the glow of the boardwalk’s Ferris wheel, their domed shells gleaming as they scurry across the sand in search of mates. These are Atlantic horseshoe crabs, often described as living fossils, undertaking one of nature’s most enduring […]

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