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Blue blood from horseshoe crabs is needed for medicine, but a declining bird relies on crabs to eat
AP Finance via Yahoo Finance· 11 months agoThe horseshoe crab has been scuttling in the ocean and tidal pools for more than 400 million years,...
9 things to know about horseshoe crabs
WFTV via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAmerican horseshoe crabs have been around for hundreds of millions of years. They’re a common sight along Florida’s coastline. >>> STREAM CHANNEL 9...
Mass. increases protections for spawning horseshoe crabs. Why it matters on Cape Cod.
Cape Cod Times via Yahoo News· 3 months agoCUMMAQUID — In the tidal flats bordering the beach at Mass Audubon's Long Pasture Wildlife...
"Luminescent" photo of horseshoe crab wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year prize
CBS News via Yahoo News· 8 months agoA photo of golden horseshoe crab –one of the world's most ancient animals – earned a marine...
Tail as old as time: Help horseshoe crabs last another 440 million years at workshop
Naples Daily News via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThere aren’t too many critters that have roots dating back to 440-plus million years ago that are...
Horseshoe crabs lifeblood for watermen and health care, to get reprieve from harvesting
Delmarva Now | The Daily Times via Yahoo News· 8 months agoAtlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission has decided to forgo a 2024 bait harvest of female...
CT’s ‘living fossils,’ on the road to extinction, get fighting chance with new harvesting ban
Hartford Courant via Yahoo News· 10 months agoPredating dinosaurs, the horseshoe crab has roamed the earth for 445 million years, surviving five...
Massachusetts moves to protect horseshoe crabs during spawning
WFXT via Yahoo News· 3 months agoWildlife protection advocates are welcoming a decision by the Massachusetts Marine Fisheries...
Newly discovered Antarctic sea spider with 'boxing glove' claws pulled up from ocean floor
Live Science via Yahoo News· 6 months agoAustropallene halanychi is a newly discovered species of sea spider found off the coast of...
Nature's most stunning photos of 2023
Live Science via Yahoo News· 6 months agoUnderwater photo of a brown booby bird entering the water to search for food. From the jaw-dropping views from dizzying mountaintops to the inescapable...