Where to See Horseshoe Crab in Cape Cod National Seashore

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Horseshoe Crab sightings in Cape Cod

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Where Horseshoe Crab has been reported, from 264 sightings. Not a live tracker: animals move, and an empty area doesn’t mean there are none.

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Timing

When to look

12 AM5% of the busiest hour1 AM4% of the busiest hour2 AM3% of the busiest hour3 AM5% of the busiest hour4 AM20% of the busiest hour5 AM80% of the busiest hour6 AM65% of the busiest hour7 AM55% of the busiest hour8 AM45% of the busiest hour9 AM40% of the busiest hour10 AM35% of the busiest hour11 AM30% of the busiest hourNoon25% of the busiest hour1 PM25% of the busiest hour2 PM30% of the busiest hour3 PM40% of the busiest hour4 PM55% of the busiest hour5 PM70% of the busiest hour6 PM85% of the busiest hour7 PM95% of the busiest hour8 PMBusiest hour9 PM35% of the busiest hour10 PM20% of the busiest hour11 PM10% of the busiest hour

Horseshoe Crab is most seen 6–9 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Horseshoe Crab sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	5%
1 AM	4%
2 AM	3%
3 AM	5%
4 AM	20%
5 AM	80%
6 AM	65%
7 AM	55%
8 AM	45%
9 AM	40%
10 AM	35%
11 AM	30%
Noon	25%
1 PM	25%
2 PM	30%
3 PM	40%
4 PM	55%
5 PM	70%
6 PM	85%
7 PM	95%
8 PM	100%
9 PM	35%
10 PM	20%
11 PM	10%

Audio tour

Hear about Horseshoe Crab on the drive.

Parkwolf’s Tour Guide plays stories like this one as you drive Cape Cod, triggered by GPS and read through your car’s speakers.

Cape Cod Tour Guide

A Horseshoe Crab Hitchhiker

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“If you spot two horseshoe crabs moving together in shallow water, the smaller one attached behind is usually the male. Special claws let him grip the female's shell while she makes nests in the sand.”

Plays as you drive in Parkwolf’s Cape Cod Tour Guide.

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Where to see Horseshoe Crab in Cape Cod