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I know of no nutritional use, edible (culinary)or otherwise (medicinal), to humans. I do know that each year the horseshoe crabs comes up on beaches to lay thousands of eggs and these eggs and resulting newborn baby crabs provide numerous birds, water fowl and other sea creatures with nutritious meals. Also, as crabs are scavengers, they keep the ocean bottom clean.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 12y agoIf horseshoe crabs get turned on their back in the surf and get stranded on the beach, they use their long tail to turn over. If they cannot get turned back over they die.
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∙ 14y agoA horseshoe crab's tail is for helping them get up when they are on their backs. The horseshoe crab's tail cannot hurt you.
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∙ 13y agoDungeoness crab is more commonly spelled Dungeness (you know like Scotland) and from my observation does not have a tail, just 8 legs and 2 arms with claws
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∙ 15y agoTelson
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How does a horseshoe crab protect itself from harm and predators?
it uses its very hard shell
When was Mangrove horseshoe crab created?
Mangrove horseshoe crab was created in 1802.
When was Atlantic horseshoe crab created?
Atlantic horseshoe crab was created in 1758.
What horseshoe crab closely related to?
The horseshoe crab closely relates to scorpions and spiders.
How long is a horseshoe crab?
The horseshoe crab is about 2 feet long and weighs 10 pounds.
Why there so many spikes on a horseshoe crab?
The spikes on a horseshoe crab protect it from being attacked.
Why is the horseshoe crab called a horseshoe crab?
a horseshoe crab is called a horshoe crab because its sell looks like the shape of a horseshoe posted byb Sean I
Is a horseshoe crab a fish?
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.
What does a horseshoe crab look like?
it looks like a crab
When did horseshoe crab originate?
biology
When does a horseshoe crab sleep?
never
How do horseshoe crab mate?
asexually
