"Horseshoe Crab Orgy Happening Off Of The Coast Of New Jersey"

The power of the full moon brings many of strange things. Werewolves, alleged higher rates of madness, horseshow crab orgies....

Visit Cape May County. New Jersey. Enjoy over 250 square miles of beautiful coastal views. Visit the Cape May County Park & Zoo, see one of the East Coast's many light houses, sip a fine wine while watching the waves come in, then stroll over to the shore of Delaware Bay to witness the world's largest pile of spawning horseshoe crabs.

$5 says it sounds like the mating frenzy on Zoidberg's home planet from Futurama.

• "During spawning, a female crab will partially bury herself in the sand while she lays a cluster of about 4,000 tiny green eggs."

• "The eggs hatch within two to four weeks and larvae will emerge from the sandy beaches to swim into a high tide about a month later."

• "Horseshoe crab blood is used to test the safety of vaccines and other drugs, according to the Ocean Conservatory"

Read the article by Kimberlee Bongard from Patch :
https://patch.com/new-jersey/oceancity/horseshoe-crab-orgy-happening-coast-new-jersey

Read more about horseshow crabs and how their blood is used to safety test vaccines and other interesting facts : https://oceanconservancy.org/blog/2020/05/19/11-facts-horseshoe-crabs-will-blow-mind/?ea.tracking.id=21HPXGJAXX

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