Show Navigation
Cart Lightbox Client Area
1 of 1

Horseshoe Crab Shell MA©JMC_048

Add to Lightbox

The small, discarded molt or shell of a Horseshoe crab (Limulus Polyphemus) is a delicate find on a Chatham, Cape Cod Beach. The discarded, outgrown molted shell is fragile and light. when they are young like this one, they are a pretty butterscotch color. Also called King Crab, horseshoe crabs are an Arthropod related to Arachnids such as a scorpion or spider. An ancient animal, they have copper-rich blue blood used in detecting bacterial endotoxins in humans. Once widespread in ancient seas, only a few live in the modern world. the tail, called a Telson, is harmless, used for righting itself when upside-down.

Filename
MA©JMacCausland Horseshoe Crab Shell 048.jpg
Copyright
Janet MacCausland
Image Size
2592x3872 / 6.7MB
https://www.photoshelter.com/support/license
https://www.mermaidenstudio.net/contact
Contained in galleries
SHELLS in Still Life, North Atlantic Coastal USA
The small, discarded molt or shell of a Horseshoe crab (Limulus Polyphemus) is a delicate find on a Chatham, Cape Cod Beach. The discarded, outgrown molted shell is fragile and light. when they are young like this one, they are a pretty butterscotch color. Also called King Crab, horseshoe crabs are an Arthropod related to Arachnids such as a scorpion or spider. An ancient animal, they have copper-rich blue blood used in detecting bacterial endotoxins in humans. Once widespread in ancient seas, only a few live in the modern world. the tail, called a Telson, is harmless, used for righting itself when upside-down.
Home Decor & Stock Photography; Nature; On Location Portraiture; Illustration.
To Purchase, please contact Janet MacCausland at jmmermaid@outlook.com or call 508 824 1569 or TEXT 617 448 2746. All images are the property of the photographer and require permission to copy.