The image shows a group of horseshoe crabs on a sandy beach near the water's edge. The crabs are clustered together, with their distinctive, hard, dark-colored shells visible. The shells have a smooth, slightly shiny surface with a central ridge and a pair of eyes on top. The crabs' legs are partially visible, with some extending out from under their shells. The background features shallow water with gentle waves, and the sand is wet, indicating recent tidal activity. The lighting suggests it is either early morning or late afternoon, casting soft shadows on the crabs and the sand.

Also, #HorsehoeCrabs remind me of that species in #JoeHaldeman 's #AllMySinsRemembered.

Yup, that one. 😭

Cute little blue-blooded bleeders.*

*literally - they use haemocyanin instead of haemoglobin.

Every few years, I'll think of episodes in it, of dialogue, of the ideas it had that were brainhurty and beautiful.

I'll think of parts that made me put the book down because they were so real and made me weep so much.

And then I have to dig out #JoeHaldeman 's #AllMySinsRemembered yet again.