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Hydrodynamics - Limulus polyphemus - female

Hydrodynamics - Limulus polyphemus - Female
Fort Hancock, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA
April 25, 2008
Size: Aprox. 25 - 35 cm
A study in the physics of how the Atlantic Horseshoe Crab shell design functions during its journey in and out of the water during egg laying at the Jersey shore.
Click on the following link to view the high resloution images on flickr, and read the explaination on the physics of how it works.

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