Articles for tag: coastal ecology, Delaware Bay, horseshoe crabs, Marine Life, wildlife migration

Delaware Bay Horseshoe Crab Nights Return

Suhail Ahmed

Every May and June, under the soft glow of the moon, the Delaware Bay transforms into a living stage for one of the world’s oldest natural spectacles. Thousands of horseshoe crabs emerge from the Atlantic’s shallow waters, their prehistoric shells glistening in the surf, to spawn on sandy shores—a ritual unchanged for over 450 million ...