The horseshoe crab is native to the Atlantic Ocean, along the North American coastline.
The unusual find has been identified as a horseshoe crab, native to the Atlantic Ocean along the North American coastline.We deliver the local news you need in these turbulent times on weekdays at 3 p.m.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter. Postmedia Network Inc.
“The long tail is used to dig in sediment, so I would expect a live animal to react by flexing the tail. The live animal also has five pairs of walking legs under the big dome-shaped carapace, and those would normally react by trying to back away from a large animal like a scuba diver,” he said.Article content
Hart said Pacific water around Vancouver is too cold for the crabs to survive and for them to reproduce as the embryos develop in the sand of warm beaches. He said they often film their dives to post on social media to showcase how much garbage they collect, hoping to inspire change in the way people act around waterways.Article content
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