Comments on: Little-known facts about the horseshoe crab

By: Andy

Andy — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 08:21:09 +0000

“Migratory birds like to feed on horseshoe crabs when they molt. However, molting is the only way they can grow, so they’re in something of a bind.”

Biology, as a taught subject, needs you.

By: Andy

Andy — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 08:20:54 +0000

“Migratory birds like to feed on horseshoe crabs when they molt. However, molting is the only way they can grow, so they’re in something of a bind.”

Biology, as a taught subject, needs you.

By: mig

mig — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 12:16:09 +0000

those horseshoe crabs know how to have a good time.

By: Julian

Julian — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 00:52:06 +0000

“Two-thirds the size of females, the males ride their mates up to the high-tide line, fertilizing eggs as they go.” yeh.. used to enjoy that sense of danger… oops gotta go…

By: sarah

sarah — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 20:18:23 +0000

Dead horseshoe crabs often wash up on the Delaware shore, and my sisters and friends and I would chase each other around with them, holding them by the tail. Horseshoe crabs are also the reason I can’t imagine ever getting a seaweed wrap or beach mineral bath, because the smell would just remind me of dead horseshoe crabs.

And depending on the movie, talking loudly may be necessary.