The common name for the horseshoe crab is King Crab or Horseshoe Crab.Despite their size and intimidating appearance, horseshoe crabs are not dangerous.It is closely related to spiders, ticks, and scorpions.A horseshoe crab's tail is not a weapon. Instead, the tail is used to plow the crab through the sand and muck.The horseshoe crab's central mouth is surrounded by its legs and while harmless.Horseshoe crabs have 2 compound eyes on the top of their shells with a range of about 3 feet.Horseshoe crabs can swim upside down in the open ocean using their dozen legs.Horseshoe feed on worms and mollusks.Horseshoe crabs are most commonly found in the Gulf of Mexico and along the northern Atlantic coast of North America.

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