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Here are some awesome pictures of horseshoe crabs.

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Horseshoe crabs have been around for more than 300 million years, making them even older than dinosaurs. They look like prehistoric crabs, but are actually more closely related to scorpions and spiders. The horseshoe crab has a hard exoskeleton and 10 legs, which it uses for walking along the seafloor.

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From Majority of Research Studies , Scientists believe the Horse Shoe Crab has been in existance for more than 450 Million Years

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A male first clings onto the back of a female. The male then breeds with the female.

Two weeks later the female lays 60,000-120,000 eggs.

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Did you know? The horse shoe crab is realated to spiders , ticks and scorpions much more than it is to crabs.

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The horse shoe crab eats almost anything. From small clams and crustaceans to worms and even algae , the diet is interesting.

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The physical structure of a horseshoe crab is like a turtles shell. If a predator is after them they hide in their shell..... They feel safer in their shell.

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The horseshoe crab can live in varying habitats depending on their stage of develop.

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The Horseshoe Crab has a tendancy not to change habitats.

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The horseshoe crab is Commonly seen like a turtle because it has a shell and it is born looking like a horshoe and a turtle.

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The horseshoe crab lives deep in the ocean along the east and gulf coasts of the United States and Mexico. It is also found in Southeast Asia.

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So , you may be wondering how have they survived for this long? Well , They Mainly hide in shelter that they feel secure inside of ; for example , sand dunes.

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Underwater footage of crab burying itself into the sand | Daily Mail Online

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Underwater footage of sneaky crab burying itself into the sand.

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The Horse-shoe Crab is Specalists. This has helped them survive because they have adapted to the recorders around them and don't have to re-adapt to new areas

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The horse shoe crab has many common predators. Birds and Sea Turtles are commonly known. They eat the eggs of the Crabs. Further Down the food chain , these predators are consumed by sharks.