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Horseshoe Crabs Are Breeding All Over NJ Beaches (VIDEO) Horseshoe Crabs Are Breeding All Over NJ Beaches (VIDEO)
Horseshoe Crabs Are Breeding All Over NJ Beaches (Video) It's that time of year when millions of horseshoe crabs breed along the Delaware Bay, authorities said. It’s the biggest concentration in the world, according to Matt Pelligrine, a naturalist at Cape May Point State Park. HORSESHOE CRABS It’s the third week of May, and here they come, millions of breeding horseshoe crabs. In fact the... Posted by New Jersey State Parks, Forests & Historic Sites on Wednesday, May 17, 2023 Each female crab lays thousands of tiny green eggs in the sand, and following the crabs are vast flocks of small shorebirds and seagulls feasting on the eggs, Pell…