- Where do adult horseshoe crabs live?
- The last time I saw a horsecrab was back in the ’70s at Folley Beach, SC. It was dead and my mom was going to allow me to keep it once it dried out. Bummed that I said “no, it’s okay because it would have stunk everything up for a long time. Have you seen a horseshoe crab before? If so, where were you when you saw it – was it alive or dead?
- Horseshoe crabs were once collected for the fertilizer industry by the truckloads but that has pretty much subsided since a quart of their blood could go for $15,000 or more. What does the medical industry use amoebocytes from horseshoe crab blood to test for?
- LAL reveals the presence of contaminants by?
- What percentage of horseshoe crabs die while having their blood harvested?
- What are some similarities and differences between the human circulatory system and a horseshoe crab’s?
- Why might it be important to find alternatives to harvesting horseshoe crab blood?
- What did you learn from this video that surprised you most?
Here’s the link of the video to answer these questions https://youtu.be/VgEbcQxFUu8
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