Beachfront Tranquility

Lewes, Delaware

A mother can lay as many as 90,000 eggs per clutch. Even so, it’s estimated that only about 10 of those individual embryos will ever become adults. Before they get a chance to hatch, fish, sea turtles, and birds gorge themselves on the eggs. With so many animals utterly dependent on this fodder, nesting horseshoe crabs are vital to the ecology of Delaware Bay and countless other regions around the world.

Walking at high tide on  Broadkill beach you will see these wonderful little creatures. If they are flipped over just turn them right side up.