Mating horseshoe crabs ...
The smaller males "hitch" a ride on the females by using their second pair of specialized pincer claws known as pedipalps. At the high tide line on shore, usually during the new and full moons in early summer, she'll scoop out 5-7 nests and lay thousands of greenish eggs. Following external fertilization, the male will unlatch to go his separate way.
The smaller males "hitch" a ride on the females by using their second pair of specialized pincer claws known as pedipalps. At the high tide line on shore, usually during the new and full moons in early summer, she'll scoop out 5-7 nests and lay thousands of greenish eggs. Following external fertilization, the male will unlatch to go his separate way.
Mating horseshoe crabs ...
The smaller males "hitch" a ride on the females by using their second pair of specialized pincer claws known as pedipalps. At the high tide line on shore, usually during the new and full moons in early summer, she'll scoop out 5-7 nests and lay thousands of greenish eggs. Following external fertilization, the male will unlatch to go his separate way.
The smaller males "hitch" a ride on the females by using their second pair of specialized pincer claws known as pedipalps. At the high tide line on shore, usually during the new and full moons in early summer, she'll scoop out 5-7 nests and lay thousands of greenish eggs. Following external fertilization, the male will unlatch to go his separate way.
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