The horseshoe crab has 6 pairs of appendages. The first pair of pedipalps is used to clasp onto the shell of a female during spawning. Five pairs of walking legs allow the horseshoe crab to easily move along benthic sediments, pushing and clearing away sediments as the crab burrows into marine bottom and moving food towards the mouth.
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Wizard 13 year s ago
Yeah! I remember, 230 million years ago they looked exactly the same!
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Fenrisulven 13 year s ago
Me too! This one: http://www.livescience.com/9554-oldest-horseshoe-crab-fossil-discovered.html
used to be my pet...
used to be my pet...
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Enter your name 13 year s ago
endangered species too FYI.
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Enter your name 13 year s ago
We require more minerals.
In all seriousness though. The last photo makes me sick.
In all seriousness though. The last photo makes me sick.
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gigantes 13 year s ago
Horseshoe crabs are closely related to crabs and even spiders.
incorrect. horseshoe crabs are not crustaceans at all and in fact are more closely related to mites, spiders, scorpions, etc.
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Buy software 13 year s ago
Sx6eeK Interesting. We are waiting for new messages on the same topic!!...
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Buy oem 13 year s ago
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used to be my pet...
In all seriousness though. The last photo makes me sick.
incorrect. horseshoe crabs are not crustaceans at all and in fact are more closely related to mites, spiders, scorpions, etc.