Horseshoe Crab

Ancient creatures with bright blue blood and lunar breeding cycles.

Horseshoe crabs are the stuff of legend.

Sadly, climate change and pharmaceutical practices threaten their population.

Learn more via links below

[Are Horseshoe Crabs Dangerous to Humans? – American Oceans]

Horseshoe crab | Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

Atlantic Horseshoe Crab (Limulus polyphemus) | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Systematic Review of Threats to Horseshoe Crabs and Implications for Conservation of Limulus polyphemus in Long Island Sound, USA | The Biological Bulletin: Vol 247, No 1

FDA Appropriations Language Supports Horseshoe Crab Protection

Pharmaceutical companies back away from using horseshoe crabs, group says | NJ Spotlight News