Horseshoe Crabs: Living Fossils

Name: Horseshoe Crabs: Living Fossils
Start: 2025-09-13T12:00:00-04:00
Location: 508 Ash St., Fernandina Beach, FL

Schedule

Sat, 13 Sep, 2025 at 12:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

508 Ash St., Fernandina Beach, FL | Fernandina Beach, FL

“Living Fossils” are among the oldest animals on the Earth. They are rare survivors of ancient lineages and very closely resemble fossils dating back hundreds of millions of years. 445 million year old Horseshoe Crab fossils have been found, making these creatures one of the oldest living fossils on Earth today.

Learn more about these amazing creatures, their blue blood and how it might have saved your life, the Amelia Island team of citizen scientists of the Florida Horseshoe Crab Watch who look after them, and how you can help protect them. This interactive educational session is aimed at adults and will include hands-on activities. A kid-orientated session will be held on Sept 28.
Field Trip! After the session, you will have the opportunity to join the Horseshoe Crab Watch team at Fort Clinch at 2:00 pm to participate in a horseshoe crab survey. Field Trip is limited to 5 participants who are at least 10 years old and is provided on a first-come, first-serve basis so registration is recommended.
Tickets for the event are free with a donation (of fossils, time, or funds). Register online to reserve a seat or drop by the day of the event. See you soon!