Della was very concerned about what we found at the beach
I showed her it was nothing to be worried about
It was just a Horseshoe Crab with some barnacles on it
Actually this one was missing his tail and was not alive anymore
Horseshoe Crabs are marine arthropods
They are a living fossil
They are the closest living relative
to the now extinct trilobites
Della didn't care about all that
She just thought it looked weird

If you are interested you can see a photo of my older
sister, Scout (RIP) herding some Horseshoe Crabs at this link
http://www.pbase.com/janescottcumming/image/128989803