Saturday, 9 March 2019

Bad news, arachnophobes: You're now officially afraid of horseshoe crabs

quote [ Blue-blooded and armored with 10 spindly legs, horseshoe crabs have perhaps always seemed a bit out of place. But by analyzing troves of genetic data and considering a vast number of possible ways to examine it, scientists now have a high degree of confidence that horseshoe crabs do indeed belong within the arachnids. "What the study concludes is that the conquest of the land by arachnids is more complex than a single tradition event," says evolutionary biologist Jesús Ballesteros. ]

But they just want to hug (your face)!

More horseshoe crab news:

Miami Herald: Hey, Florida: If you see horseshoe crabs having sex on the beach, take a picture

The Atlantic: The Last Days of the Blue-Blood Harvest: "Every year, more than 400,000 crabs are bled for the miraculous medical substance that flows through their bodies—now pharmaceutical companies are finally committing to an alternative that doesn't harm animals."
[SFW] [environment & nature] [+3 Informative]
[by Ankylosaur@5:57pmGMT]

Comments

Onix said @ 6:58pm GMT on 9th Mar
I have been looking for a breeding kit for some related animals, the triops. They were all the rage here some years ago, like an alternative Sea Monkeys of sort, but now I can't find them anywhere. Anyway, I love horseshoe crabs, I think they are really cool looking.
snowfox said @ 10:19pm GMT on 9th Mar [Score:1 Good]
Really? I just searched and found tons of places selling triops kits, including amazon and other online stores. The other one to search for, a classic kit, is "living fossils".
Onix said @ 10:25pm GMT on 11th Mar
Not here in Mexico, I am affraid. :(
snowfox said @ 11:40pm GMT on 12th Mar [Score:2 Good]
PM your address if you really want it and I'll obtain and mail you one.
Onix said @ 7:14pm GMT on 13th Mar
Oh. I will. Thank you. You are great.

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