Besides its undeniable charm, the horseshoe crab also serves as an educational tool. Many visitors leave with a newfound interest in the real horseshoe crabs that have existed since prehistoric times.

The article delved into ancient species like Dendrogramma, Coelacanth, and Emperor Scorpion, which have survived for hundreds ...

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Not only is it the world’s first underwater cemetery — it’s also set to be the largest man-made reef on the planet.

A big mangrove crab low on a trunk ... is great indeed at 1,429 miles long—the biggest structure created by living things on this planet. Yet the Mesoamerican Reef, at less than half the ...

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After a 16-year prohibition, a group of Virginia watermen voted to reinstate winter crab dredging. Many argue the decision ...

In the past three decades, however, horseshoe crab populations have declined by two-thirds in the Delaware Bay, their largest population stronghold ... in Asia — faces similar threats and is nearly ...

Aug. 14, 2024 — Ancient fossil beans about the size of modern limes, and among the largest seeds in the fossil ... Ecologists Discover Rare Fiddler Crab Species on Hong Kong Coast Highlighting ...

The prehistoric shark megalodon is often considered the biggest shark to ever live ... arrow worms, fish eggs, crab larvae, coral spawn and krill. Whale sharks are known for being gentle giants and ...

Seventy-eight percent of the world’s population speaks the 85 largest languages ... miracle drug that may be lost when a species goes extinct. Small languages, more than large ones, provide ...

One of his largest donations was to The Peabody Institute ... by Baltimore-based McCormick & Co. in 1990. The Maryland blue crab (which turns a red-orange when steamed) is the state crustacean ...