Horseshoe crabs in New Hampshire

We (the whole family) spent an hour or so down by the shore of the Great Bay at Sandy Point, watching dozens of horseshoe crabs glide into the shallows and swing back into deeper water.  High tide was on its way in and they occasionally pushed themselves right up onto the beach.  We found one on its back three feet above the waterline.  Really sad.  (The crab did seem to move when we placed it back in the water).

• http://www.greatbay.org/
  http://www.greatbay.org/sandypoint/
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horseshoe_crab
• http://www.horseshoecrab.org/act/sighting.html

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Comments

[Jason]

Don't forget to report your horseshoe crab sightings for science.

[Chris Howard]

Thanks, Jason. I filled out the "sightings" form and submitted it.