The Molt is On!

Last month we showcased the spider crabs and their molts. This month we have a whole new molt for you!

Shown in the picture on the left is the molts from horseshoe crabs in their first year of life.  We have these molts from juvenile horseshoe crabs living in our SoundWaters Aquarium!

For the horseshoe crab to grow larger, it needs to molt. And just in case you forgot, molting is when an organism sheds its shell, feathers, hair, or skin to make way for new growth.

If you go searching for your very own horseshoe crab molts, they can sometimes be found near tidal flats, left by the juvenile horseshoe crabs who live there for their first year or two.