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Are stingrays relatives to horseshoe crabs?

Anonymous

∙ 14y ago

Updated: 12/11/2022

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.

Wiki User

∙ 14y ago

What else can I help you with?

Do crabs eat stingrays?

Crabs are scavengers; they will eat stingrays if the stingrays are already dead.

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.

Are horseshoe crads the same thing as stingrays?

What kind of climates do horseshoe crabs live in?

Horseshoe crabs normally live in a tropical climate.

Are stingrays scavengers?

no they eat crabs.

What are relatives of stingrays - Cached?

Sharks

What are some types of crabs?

Some types of crabs I know of are fiddler crabs, hermit crabs and horseshoe crabs.

Are there any trilabites or relatives alive today?

First it is trilobites and trilobites are all extinct but their modern relative are the horseshoe crab, lobster and some other crabs

How does horseshoe crabs eat?

Horseshoes?