# @environmental_defense_fund on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DEP7N9YCEfc
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/25783247-environmental-defense-fund-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/23841fa78a.jpg
- **Posted:** 2024-12-31T16:06:39.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Environmental Defense Fund (@environmental_defense_fund) — https://gondola.cc/environmental_defense_fund

## Caption

Breathtaking 👀 👀 👀 

Throwback to when the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shared this incredible video of baby horseshoe crabs hatching on a sandy beach. 

The USFWS explains, "Horseshoe crabs are not true crabs; they are more closely related to spiders and scorpions. But their distinctive shape has been unchanged for over 400 million years. Before the dinosaurs went extinct, horseshoe crabs were here - swimming in the ancient oceans and hatching on the ancient beaches of our world. Isn’t nature awesome?"

#HorseshoeCrab #AnimalLovers #Nature #Wildlife #Conservation #MarineBiology

## Stats

- **Views:** 885
- **Likes:** 112
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## Tags

conservation, nature, wildlife, horseshoecrab, animallovers, marinebiology

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