AHSC

= Atlantic Horseshoe Crabs = = =

Overview
= = The Atlantic Horseshoe Crab (HSC) is a unique species that predates flying insects, dinosaurs, and man! They are very important to humans medically and their eggs provide much needed food for migratory birds along the east coast. At Seat Pleasant Elementary, we are raising HSC's that will be released into the Delaware Bay in early June 2011.



**Here's a little known fact: HSC's are not crabs at all. Though they belong in the phylum Arthropods, they are more closely related to scorpions and ticks. Throughout the school year, we will learn and share more about the species as we care for them. **

Care and Feeding **HSC's**
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