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Horseshoe crab breeding season

Sgt Fury

Sgt. Spellchecker
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Every year around this time the horseshoe crabs invade the shoreline to breed. It makes for difficult fishing but the billions of eggs they lay will feed countless amounts of birds migrating from South America to breed further up north. If you’ve never seen this, the sheer numbers of them is awe inspiring.