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Horseshoe crabs have weird blood, mate en masse in May and June, and harbor a secret weapon that’s probably saved your life. Here are some more facts about these ancient arthropods. 1.

Horseshoe crab blood has long been harvested to test everything from water to intravenous drugs for contamination. It's also key to making vaccines for diseases such as COVID-19.

Horseshoe crabs spawn in Maryland’s coastal bays from May through July each year. These funny looking creatures go back 445 million years. Some people call them “living fossils” because of ...

After the spawning season, some Delaware beaches are covered in dead horseshoe crabs, yet stranding accounts for only an estimated 10% of horseshoe crab deaths. Here are a few fun facts about ...

The companies that harvest horseshoe crab blood in the U.S. can be secretive—and the state agencies and groups charged with regulating them often conceal basic data about the harvest from the ...

The horseshoe crabs have been harvested for use as bait and medicine from Florida to Maine over the years, though the largest harvests are in Maryland, Delaware, Massachusetts and Virginia.

Horseshoe crabs are not endangered or threatened in Massachusetts, but their numbers are at historic lows. To protect the species, state wildlife officials are rolling out new regulations. As of ...

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Horseshoe crabs gather on Delaware Bay beaches to spawn from May through early June, with the most seen during new and full moon high tides. The next new moon is May 27. The next full moon is June 11.