https://www.capeandislands.org/tags/horseshoe-crab horseshoe crab en-US Copyright Wed, 19 Aug 2026 15:14:13 GMT https://www.capeandislands.org/local-news/2026-08-19/villain-to-hero-cape-codders-chime-in-on-now-beloved-horseshoe-crabs A bill before the Senate Rules Committee would designate the Atlantic horseshoe crab as the official marine invertebrate of the Commonwealth. Why is the horseshoe crab special to Massachusetts? Wed, 19 Aug 2026 15:14:13 GMT https://www.capeandislands.org/local-news/2026-08-19/villain-to-hero-cape-codders-chime-in-on-now-beloved-horseshoe-crabs Amy Kolb Noyes