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Horseshoe crabs are not parasitic. Parasitism describes creatures which live on, and usually feed on, another host organism. Since horseshoe crabs range freely in and around coastal waters and feed on worms, molluscs, crustaceans and even small fish, they would be better described as predators not parasites.
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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.
Do crabs have parasites?
Yes, pubic lice (crabs) are parasites.
What kind of climates do horseshoe crabs live in?
Horseshoe crabs normally live in a tropical climate.
Are stingrays relatives to horseshoe crabs?
No, not at all. Horseshoe crabs are arthtopods, so they are related to insects, spiders, crabs, lobsters etc. Stingrays are fish. The phylogeny of these two animals separated at minimum 500 million years ago.
What are some types of crabs?
Some types of crabs I know of are fiddler crabs, hermit crabs and horseshoe crabs.
Why are horseshoe crabs in the subphylum chelicerata and why are they unique?
Horseshoe crabs are in subphylum Chelicerata because they have four pairs of walking legs, a pair of pedipalps, and a pair of chelicerae. Pedipalps control food, and chelicerae are pinchers that crush food. Horseshoe crabs also don't have mandibles, which are jaws, and they don't have antennae. They have two tagmata: cephalothorax and abdomen. All of these characteristics apply to organisms in subphylum Chelicerata, and so horseshoe crabs are in subphylum Chelicerata.
How does horseshoe crabs eat?
Horseshoes?
Who are horseshoe crabs enemies?
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Were does horseshoe crabs sleep?
They do not sleep.
