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Horseshoe crabs (family Limulidae) eat worms, mollusks, crustaceans, and small fish, and other bottom feeding organisms, and may scavenge on carcasses of fish and other animals.
(Horseshoe crabs have similar characteristics, but are not true crustaceans.)
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∙ 9y agoHorseshoe crabs eat worms, small clams, and other crustaceans. They will also eat algae and various other animals as well.
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∙ 15y agounder your bed waiting for you to fall asleep so they can eat you
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∙ 13y agoNot much can eat a horse shoe crab because of its shell, but when it is either molting or turned over sharks or larger fish can eat it.
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∙ 15y agoA scavenger.
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Would horseshoe crabs be useful as index fossils?
No because they have been alive for a very long time
What do snow crabs eat?
Snow crabs are scavengers and they eat Dead fish or other animals after the other predator is done with it. They also eat algae, seaweed, and other plants
What do nautiluses eat?
Crabs, shrimp and other small creatures.
Are crab is a herbivores?
Well yes because they are omnivores meaning they eat meat and plant.
Would horseshoe crabs be useful as an index fossils?
No, Index fossils are used to date certain rock layers where the fossil is found. So it's usefull when you can find a certain index fossil only in a small period of time. So you can get the most precise dating for the rock layer. Horseshoe crabs are known as a 'living fossil', the first fossils of horse shoe crabs are found 450 millions years ago. So when you find a fossil of a horse shoe crab in a rock or sediment, you can't say anything about the age of the rock.
How does horseshoe crabs eat?
Horseshoes?
Do horseshoe crabs eat dead animals?
usauly yes
What is a horseshoe crabs diet?
They eat worms, mollusks and seaweed.
Do horseshoe crabs eat mangroves?
No,because I searched a horseshoe crab and it said they burrow for worms and mollusks.
Where are horseshoe crabs born?
Horseshoe crabs are born (hatch) in the ocean.
Do horseshoe crabs eat coral?
No, because if they ate it they would choke and die
Are horseshoe crabs related to regular crabs?
no//////////////////horseshoe crabs are related to spiders and scorpions.. WEIRD RIGHT!!
What problems do horseshoe crabs have?
their horseshoe crabs so everyone makes fun of them
Are horseshoe crabs a problem?
no! horseshoe crabs have blue blood wich helps people. horseshoe crabs are colected then blood is taken from them then returned to the water.
What kind of climates do horseshoe crabs live in?
Horseshoe crabs normally live in a tropical climate.
What are the different kinds of crabs?
The three I know of are fiddler crabs, hermit crabs and horseshoe crabs.
What are some types of crabs?
Some types of crabs I know of are fiddler crabs, hermit crabs and horseshoe crabs.
