Now accepting gentle pats on the head: these baby horseshoe crabs. Not true crabs, horseshoe crabs are more closely related to spiders and scorpions. Meet them at @smithsoniansms touch tank at St. Lucie County Aquarium in Fort Pierce, Florida, where volunteers guide guests on how to properly handle these living fossils, which predate the dinosaurs. And yes, their little legs tickle as they crawl cross your hand.
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