Our horseshoe crab jewelry has a whole new design

Our hand-made (hand-painted, hand-cast) horseshoe crab pin has a whole new design! It looks more lifelike than ever, and certainly will make a unique gift for someone who loves sea life or horseshoe crabs in particular! Come on over and check out our unusual hand-painted animal jewelry! This horse shoe crab is only one of the many delightful pieces we have in stock for you. And if you're looking to buy something made in the USA, this line of jewelry could fit the bill. It's designed and made in the state of Washington by craftspeople who love and study animals, fish, birds, and the very unusual critters like this horseshoe crab!

R U into Horseshoe Crabs?

We're very excited about the new plastic horseshoe crab in Tapir and Friends online store. It's 6 1/2 inches long and the underside is as realistic as the top! Come take a look at our plastic horseshow crab here.

For something a little more elegant, try a horseshoe crab pin cast in pewter and painted by hand in the state of Washington.

Lots of people are fascinated by horseshoe crabs. They are so ancient and cool-looking, such unusual and interesting animals! They've even been in the news recently. PBS starts it's story about horseshoe crabs this way: "With its armored shell, ancient anatomy, and 350-million-year lineage, the horseshoe crab almost seems too inconspicuous to stir up controversy." Read the rest of the story here!

Our Plastic Horseshoe Crab

This engaging, realistic-looking plastic horseshoe crab replica is almost 6 1/2 inches long from nose to tail. It is made of solid hard plastic with a 4 inch body, but flexible around the edges and has a flexible tail. It has small distinct eyes. Our miniature horseshoe crab has a kindly demeanor and doesn't bite. This horseshoe crab replica makes a nice pet, a gift or fits into a diorama. Check out our other crab toys and gifts.

About Horseshoe Crabs

The horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) is a marine animal more closely related to spiders than to crabs. It is found mainly in the Atlantic Ocean and in the Gulf of Mexico. The horseshoe crab is a living fossil with its closest relatives living 230 million years ago, the now extinct trilobites. Horseshoe crabs have three main parts to the body: the head region, known as the 'prosoma', the abdominal region or 'opisthosoma', and the spine-like tail or 'telson'. The carapace or shell is shaped like a horseshoe, and is greenish grey to dark brown in color. Many other marine creatures such as anemonies live on the horseshoe crab's shell and have a symbiotic relationship with the crab, which looks fierce but is quite a harmless, gentle animal.

Do YOU like horseshoe crabs? Leave us a comment!

What animal do we have that starts with "X"? How about a Horseshoe Crab? (The scientific name, of course!)

I was stumped! I couldn't think of any animal we have in the store that starts with "X," so I looked it up online. It seems that if you include the scientific names, there are a lot! Here's a list of the ones given on the WikiAnswers site. As it turns out, there is a horseshoe crab is of the genus Xiphosuran. I found some pictures of them here, and it's really interesting to see how they walk under water! The horseshoe crab pictured above is from our wonderful and extensive collection of realistic animal jewelry. You can find our horseshoe crab pin on this page. They are hand made in the US, which includes hand painting. They're first cast in pewter, painted, and covered with layers of lacquer, making the finish extremely durable, shiny, and very, very beautiful. You can see part of our line of animal pins in our web album. We still have more to scan, so if you don't see the animal jewelry you want, please call us at (888) 325-3179. The number is toll free, and we're on West Coast time in the US.

Animal jewelry: Our horseshoe crab pin is baaaaaaaaaaaack!

This intriguing horseshoe crab jewelry (pin or tie tack) was a favorite until we learned that it had been discontinued by the manufacturer. It was a sad day when we had to take it offline! BUT WAIT! When the artist brought his entire bulk stock into our store on consignment so he could move on to new projects, guess what we found? We found our old favorite horseshoe crab! What fun! They are now availabl to order online either pained or in metallic finishes. If you have any questions, please call us at (888) 325-3179 toll free. This is one of the earlier pieces designed by this artist, and unlike some of the early ones, it is quite three-dimensional, standing tall enough in the shell to resemble a real-life horseshoe crab.