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The horseshoe crab closely relates to scorpions and Spiders.

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Is a horseshoe crab a fish?

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Why there so many spikes on a horseshoe crab?

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Why is the horseshoe crab called a horseshoe crab?

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What does a horseshoe crab look like?

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Is a horseshoe crab a vertebrate or invertebrate?

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