You know, I think they've molted again. I was away for a couple of days, my husband saved the day when the power went out (again!) and he replaced the batteries in the battery operated air pump. I hadn't looked at the little fellows since before I left but it looked like there were more molts in the tank. So tonight I took some photos - again in the glass bowl on the red table. Now you can actually see tails! Maybe they've made it to that point in their development where they look completely like horseshoe crabs and less like tail-less trilobites!
There they are. Some are molts but the ones with the eyes are definitely horseshoe crabs. They seem to be thriving. When I turn on the light, they seem to get more active - you can see more in the tank.
And, of course, I took a very quick movie with my iPhone:
I wish I had a better way to take videos, especially close-ups. Maybe I'll figure it out. Anyway, that's it for today. I am definitely see a lot more activity than last year. I think this tank could have 60 - 70 horseshoe crabs. Wow!
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