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I'm Obsessed With Horseshoe Crabs

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I love horseshoe crabs. There. I said it.  People say that admitting you have a problem is half the battle.  If I admit I have probably fifty horseshoe crab molts (and some straight up preserved adult shells), the other half of the battle is won. I have them stored by size and condition. In large plastic bins.  Waiting for my brain to come up with stuff.  I have way too many ideas, but too many visitors (grandchildren, my adult children) to be able to go hog wild with my inventions. I don't want witnesses. These are the most remarkable creatures.  When it's molting time, or egg laying season, and I'm in my collecting mode, I hand the molts out to children passing by on the shoreline. I take every advantage to open a dialogue about the AWESOME AMAZING HORSESHOE CRAB!  But I'll go into that in another post.  For now, here are a few of my horseshoe crab home decor items that I've made, and sold. My "business" is called Bogtrotter Designs of Waves, W