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Sex On The Beach: Horseshoe Crab Mating Season Has Kicked Off

Source: National Parks ServiceHundreds of horseshoe crabs invaded the subtle slopes of Plumb Beach’s shoreline in their own sex-fueled, prehistoric rendition of the Allied invasion of Normandy last week, as horseshoe crab mating season kicked off on Thursday, April 25. The National Parks Service snapped the photo above of

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Video: Sex On The Beach? It’s Not What You Think

Orgies are nothing new on Plumb Beach, according to local lore. But, while residents may complain about the anonymous romps, group sex has been going on there for millions of years. Horseshoe crabs use beaches like those in Jamaica Bay as their mating grounds because their location in a bay