The longevity of horseshoe crabs is astonishing. They have been around for 450 million years, predating dinosaurs by some 200 million years, and have survived multiple mass extinction events. At this ...
Horseshoe crabs are not endangered or threatened in Massachusetts, but their numbers are at historic lows. To protect the species, state wildlife officials are rolling out new regulations. As of 2024, ...
FILE: Rebha Raviraj, a project manager from the Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk, Connecticut said the Horseshoe crab, a 400 million year old species, is facing a variety of threats including ...
The best time to see the ancient wonders that are horseshoe crabs is now, as they return to Delaware Bay beaches for spawning season. Horseshoe crabs first developed 540 million years ago in the ...
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Horseshoe Crab Blood Has Long Helped Us Make Safe Medicines. Now, Alternatives That Spare the Ancient Creatures Might Be Breaking Through
Each May, hundreds of thousands of horseshoe crabs climb onto beaches along the eastern coast of the United States. An ...
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Council (ASMFC) has voted to continue a ban on female horseshoe crab bait harvesting in ...
While South Carolina has made significant strides in recent years to protect the health of horseshoe crabs in its waters — and in turn protecting the red knot shorebirds that feed on the crabs’ eggs ...
Harvest of horseshoe crabs, needed for blue blood, stopped during spawning season in national refuge
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. The federal government is shutting down the ...
If you happen upon an overturned horseshoe crab on the beach this summer, don't be afraid to give it a helping hand. Though they look menacing, horseshoe crabs do not bite or sting. The tail, which ...
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