horseshoe crab

The fossilized brain is remarkably similar to the brains of modern horseshoe crabs, giving clues to the arthropods’ evolution, Bicknell and colleagues report July 26 in Geology.

The horseshoe crab fossil we document in our study sheds new light on how these fragile organs—typically prone to very rapid decay—can be preserved with such fidelity.

The specimen of the horseshoe crab, Euproops danae, comes from the world-famous Mazon Creek deposit of Illinois, in the US.

The best moment in the horseshoe crab project was when I delivered the sculpture to CHAW.

Hopefully the horseshoe crab creates many more smiles and lots of excitement for all ages in its new home on H and 16th streets.

Perhaps the skate may use them to walk around on the bottom of the ocean, as a horseshoe crab uses his legs for walking.

But the king- or horseshoe-crab has still no true jaws, but uses the upper joints of its legs for chewing.

I thought of a horseshoe crab, stranded on its back and kicking helplessly.

Indian arrow-heads, for any ocean curiosities except a sea-urchin and a horseshoe crab.

I dug some clams at low water and caught a big horseshoe crab.