Horseshoe crab blood provides modern medicine with a substance, Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL), that is crucial for drug testing. LAL clots in the presence of bacterial endotoxins. Because of this, LAL can be used to test for certain bacterial diseases.
Atlantic horseshoe crab was created in 1758.
Mangrove horseshoe crab was created in 1802.
The horseshoe crab closely relates to scorpions and spiders.
The horseshoe crab is about 2 feet long and weighs 10 pounds.
The spikes on a horseshoe crab protect it from being attacked.
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Horseshoe crabs are not a fish, it is a marine arthropod. The horseshoe crab is more closely related to spiders, ticks, and scorpions than to crabs.
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A horseshoe crab is an invertebrate. It lacks a backbone or spine, which are characteristic features of vertebrates.
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