TAMPA, Fla. — Don't be alarmed if you see two horseshoe crabs latching onto each other and walking toward the shore. It's just their ancient mating ritual. Although horseshoe crabs mate year-round, ...

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These crabs were spotted in a lake either mating or fighting. Owner of Beachcomber Holiday Units Rebecca had been kayaking and was about to get out when she saw the sand crabs in Lakes Entrance in ...

It’s high tide on the Delaware Bay, and Atlantic horseshoe crabs (Limulus polyphemus) are clambering ashore to mate. For this shield-shaped arthropod, assignations are typically a group affair: one ...