Horseshoe Crabs

Photograph by Sean Crane

Horseshoe crabs gather at dusk to mate along the shore of the Delaware Bay in Cape May, New Jersey. High tides and a new or full moon bring the largest concentration of crabs to the shoreline each May. See more photos , see winners' galleries , download wallpaper , and solve puzzles from the 2009 International Photo Contest.

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