Add to this that a crab may spawn several times in a season, and you can see
why every one (especially females) can be important o the population.

Gail Mackiernan

on 05/29/2009 2:12 PM, Larry Hitchens at  wrote:

> I totally agree with all on the subject of overturning & rescuing the crabs
> 
> A few facts might be appropriate here to realize that this exercise can
> 
> Make a big difference. A horseshoe crab reaches sexual maturity between 9&
> 11 years
> 
> It lives approximately 20 years the average clutch of eggs laid at one time
> 
> Is between 15,000 and 64,000.
> 
> Larry Hitchens