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Travel Bug Dog Tag Limulus the Horseshoe Crab

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Released:
Thursday, June 19, 2003
Origin:
Maryland, United States
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Current Goal

Horseshoe crabs in the United States are only found on the Atlantic coast. This horseshoe crab's goal is to see the Pacific coast and then make its way back to Maryland.

About This Item

Limulus the horseshoe crab travel bug

Horseshoe crabs are like living fossils. As a species they have been around for about 400 million years. To get an idea about how long that is, remember Jurassic Park? Those dinosaurs were around 100 million years ago! Limulus Polyphemus is his scientific name. He goes by Limulus, just like his owner. He is looking forward to this adventure. "I've heard about the Pacific Ocean and would love to get a chance to see it. After that, maybe I could go home to Maryland and tell all my horseshoe crab buddies about my trip", he told me.
*************** Several months later......
Well, now Limulus has been to Monterey, CA and met his goal of seeing the wide Pacific. If you fine him now, kindly help him make his way back to Maryland. Thanks!

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Tracking History (25652.4mi) View Map

Discovered It 6/4/2020 2 Highmountains discovered it   Visit Log

danke fürs discovern

Retrieve It from a Cache 9/23/2008 Limulus retrieved it from Rocky Run Cache Maryland   Visit Log

After five years of traveling and over 41,000 km, Limulus TB was returned to the very same cache he began his journey. Thanks to everyone who moved him onward! I think that Limulus TB, now tailess, deserves to retire. I will keep him home with me and ponder all the adventures he has had and all the Geocachers he has met.

Dropped Off 9/21/2008 Mantislq placed it in Rocky Run Cache Maryland - 202.19 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 7/16/2008 Mantislq retrieved it from Atlantic Wildfowl Heritage Travel Bug Museum Virginia   Visit Log

Found him hanging around Virgina Beach. Bean256200 and I have to go thru Maryland to get home so we thought we'd give him a life.
MantisLQ York PA

Dropped Off 7/13/2008 Great Scott! placed it in Atlantic Wildfowl Heritage Travel Bug Museum Virginia - 28.83 miles  Visit Log
Grab It (Not from a Cache) 7/13/2008 Great Scott! grabbed it   Visit Log

Grabbing from CraZy Cache so that it can be placed in the Atlantic Wildfowl Heritage Travel Bug Museum

Retrieve It from a Cache 6/18/2008 CraZy Cache retrieved it from That'll Teach Ya! Virginia   Visit Log

Made a quick stop to pick up this TB. Will move it along soon!

Dropped Off 6/17/2008 VAEaglesFan placed it in That'll Teach Ya! Virginia - 405.65 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 6/14/2008 VAEaglesFan retrieved it from Not Far From Exit 15 Massachusetts   Visit Log

Ok, now we're headed in the right direction. But can we go further south?

Dropped Off 6/14/2008 VAEaglesFan placed it in Not Far From Exit 15 Massachusetts - 49.09 miles  Visit Log
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