Horseshoe Crab - http://www.assateague.com/horsesho.html
Photographs and information on the biology and mating behavior of these creatures which are not closely related to true crabs. |
Horseshoe Crab - http://www.chesapeakebay.net/horseshoe_crab.htm
Information on this benthic crab, Limulus polyphemus, its life cycle, habitat and its commercial harvest, primarily for bait. |
Horseshoe Crabs: The Ancient Mariner - http://www.beach-net.com/horseshoe/Bayhorsecrab.html
Information on these crabs, which have evolved little in the last 250 million years, their behavior and mating ritual. |
It's all about the Horseshoe Crab - http://horseshoe-crabs.com
Videos, pictures and informative articles for the preservation and understanding of the American horseshoe crab. |
Limulus polyphemus - http://webs.lander.edu/rsfox/invertebrates/limulus.html
Exercise from Invertebrate Anatomy OnLine covering the systematics, natural history, external and internal anatomy and trilobite larva of this horseshoe crab. |
Merostomata - http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/arthropoda/merostomata.html
Brief description of the class, from the Animal Diversity Web. |
The Amazing Horseshoe - http://www.horseshoecrab.org/nh/hist.html
Information on these crabs, family Limulidae, their anatomy, life cycle, ecological niche, spawning and medical uses. |
The Horseshoe Crab - Limulus polyphemus - http://www.horseshoecrab.org/
Promotes public awareness of the four remaining species. Natural history, conservation, medical uses, education, sightings, stories, images, glossary, and bibliography. |
The Horseshoe Crab - Limulus polyphemus - http://marylandfisheries.fws.gov/horseshoe_crab.htm
Brief profile of species biology and ongoing research, with a photo. |