Tag: Ancient

Horseshoe Crabs; the Ancient Mariner

by BLOGS.IFAS
April 21, 2017

Growing up in the Pensacola area, I do not remember seeing many horseshoe crabs around here, but I do remember them. What I actually remember was how common they were further east in the Panama City and St. Joe area. These animals are big ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Ancient, Crabs, Horseshoe, Mariner…, Panhandle Outdoors

An Ancient Mariner… the horseshoe crab

by BLOGS.IFAS
March 19, 2016

Talk about weird and cool at the same time! The horseshoe crab is one of the oldest living species we have in the Gulf of Mexico. Fossils of this animal date back to almost 500 million years… this is before there was such a thing as fish! ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Ancient, Crab, Horseshoe, Mariner…, Panhandle Outdoors

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