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The horseshoe crab plays a vital, if little-known, role in the life of anyone who has received an injectable medication. An extract of the horseshoe crab's blood is used by the pharmaceutical and medical device industries to ensure that their products, e.g., intravenous drugs, vaccines, and medical devices, are free of bacterial contamination
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Where are horseshoe crabs born?
Horseshoe crabs are born (hatch) in the ocean.
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.
Why is it important to save horseshoe crabs?
It is important to save horseshoe crabs because they are important to medical research. Because all life is interrelated and poking big holes in the interdependent web through extinction can only go on for so long before the consequences become dire.
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.
How does horseshoe crabs eat?
Horseshoes?
Who are horseshoe crabs enemies?
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Were does horseshoe crabs sleep?
They do not sleep.
What is destroying horseshoe crabs habitat?
Humans are destroying the horseshoe crabs habitat. We cut things down (trees for example) for our own selfish needs (no offense). After that we build things witch kills animals including the horseshoe crabs.
