Horseshoe Crabs

I have a soft spot for these hard shelled creatures. When I was young we used to spend the summer on Cape Cod; the beaches there were always crawling with them. They live in the ocean but visit the beach to mate and lay their eggs. They are so interesting!
They predate the dinosaurs and man. They have ten eyes! Their blood is blue and is copper based. How appropriate that they are one of my subjects!

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