After 445 million years, you would think they might have developed a little wing or a fin to help them get around.This one certainly has coming and going like the wind down pat.Atlantic Horseshoe CrabLimulus polyphemusWahoo KeyNational Key Deer Wildlife RefugeMonore County, Florida USAOlympus OM-D E-M5 Mark IIOlympus 14-42mm II R LensPT-EP13 Underwater Housing, PPZR-EP02 Lens Port & 14-42mm Zoom Gear30 September 2019
A master of subterfuge, this arthropod comes and goes like the wind.Atlantic Horseshoe CrabLimulus polyphemusWahoo KeyNational Key Deer Wildlife RefugeMonore County, Florida USAOlympus OM-D E-M5 Mark IIOlympus 14-42mm II R LensPT-EP13 Underwater Housing, PPZR-EP02 Lens Port & 14-42mm Zoom Gear30 September 2019
A king tide, high winds, and generally rough weather made for a challenging day prowling the mangroves on the outskirts of the Horseshoe Quarry.Sooner or later, if you have the patience and look hard enough, you'll come across something interesting.This pair of Horseshoe Crabs found sufficient shelter and just enough room to get down to business.Atlantic Horseshoe CrabLimulus polyphemusScout Key Monroe County Florida, USAOlympus OM-D E-M5 Mark IIOlympus 14-42mm II R LensPT-EP13 Underwater Housing, PPZR-EP02 Lens Port & 14-42mm Zoom Gear22 September 2019
Not much to do on such a dark and stormy day. Atlantic Horseshoe CrabLimulus polyphemusScout Key Monroe County Florida, USAOlympus OM-D E-M5 Mark IIOlympus 14-42mm II R LensPT-EP13 Underwater Housing, PPZR-EP02 Lens Port & 14-42mm Zoom Gear22 September 2019#1stPixScoutKeyPhil's 1stPix Instagram Phil's 1stpix InstagramPhil's 1stPix on iNaturalist-Observation Map iNaturalist: ObservationsPhil's 1stPix on iNaturalist- Species Grid iNaturalist: Species
When traveling in the open, it can't hurt to bring a little concealment along. Atlantic Horseshoe CrabLimulus polyphemusWahoo KeyNational Key Deer Wildlife RefugeMonore County, Florida USAOlympus OM-D E-M5 Mark IIOlympus 14-42mm II R LensPT-EP13 Underwater Housing, PPZR-EP02 Lens Port & 14-42mm Zoom Gear30 September 2019 1stPix on iNaturalist
What might look like a featureless bottom from above to some is a never ending challenge of hills and valleys for others.Atlantic Horseshoe CrabLimulus polyphemusWahoo KeyNational Key Deer Wildlife RefugeMonore County, Florida USAOlympus OM-D E-M5 Mark IIOlympus 14-42mm II R LensPT-EP13 Underwater Housing, PPZR-EP02 Lens Port & 14-42mm Zoom Gear30 September 2019 1stPix on iNaturalist