Each May, hundreds of thousands of horseshoe crabs climb onto beaches along the eastern coast of the United States. An ...

If you happen upon an overturned horseshoe crab on the beach this summer, don't be afraid to give it a helping hand. Though they look menacing, horseshoe crabs do not bite or sting. The tail, which ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Dozens of horseshoe crabs washed up along the shore of New Dorp Beach recently. Every year, this phenomenon is observed on beaches across Staten Island. Bearing 10 eyes, six ...

The best time to see the ancient wonders that are horseshoe crabs is now, as they return to Delaware Bay beaches for spawning season. Horseshoe crabs first developed 540 million years ago in the ...

If you’re walking the beach and happen along a pair of horseshoe crabs linked together at water’s edge, and they are sort of wiggling about in the sand, you probably want to leave the couple alone as ...

Several locals have reported "unusual amounts of dead horseshoe crabs" washing up on Massachusetts beaches in recent days. However, officials say the spectacle is no cause for concern, as they're just ...

Beach restoration is being done along the Delaware Bay in Middle Township to restore vital horseshoe crab breeding habitat that was destroyed during Sandy. The work is the culmination of multiple ...

BIG STONE BEACH, DE- Big Stone Beach has joined the growing list of Delaware communities committed to protecting horseshoe crabs, becoming the newest addition to the Ecological Research and ...

UPDATE: State officials visited Seaside Park Wednesday and are looking into "potential violations pertaining to prohibited beach raking with motorized equipment." New story here. Original story ...

The prehistoric-looking horseshoe crabs native to the Delmarva Peninsula are on the move for their annual migration down the Atlantic coastline back to Maryland. According to the Maryland Department ...

NORTH BEACH, Md. — A group of volunteers in North Beach, Maryland is rescuing thousands of horseshoe crabs that become trapped in the shorefront riprap rock installed to protect the town. The ...