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Limulus polyphemus Horseshoe Crab |
| Horseshoe Crabs, both dead and alive, are occasionally found on northeast Florida beaches. However, living juvenile specimens (about 15-30 mm.) can be found by the thousands in certain areas near inlets which are sheltered from the open Atlantic. |
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Live in the surf, Mayport Naval Station Beach, Duval Co., FL 8/18/2005 (about 300 mm. - shell) |