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Young naturalist inspecting a horseshoe crab shell

Description

Young naturalist inspecting a horseshoe crab shell. The carapace was empty. If this was a live animal, picking up by tail could cause injury to the crab.

Photographer

Mary Hollinger

Display Date

1985 Summer

Location

Maryland, Lower Patuxent River

Collection

America's Coastlines
Chesapeake Bay
Conserving and Learning

NOAA Affiliation

NODC biologist

Keywords

Coastline
Chesapeake Bay Maryland