http://horseshoe-crabs.com/keeping-horseshoe-crabs/ Horseshoe-Crabs.com a web site devoted to the horseshoe crab Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:37:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://horseshoe-crabs.com/keeping-horseshoe-crabs/comment-page-1/#comment-332 kmsha Tue, 07 Jun 2011 21:44:19 +0000 http://horseshoe-crabs.com/?p=360#comment-332 There is no part of a horseshoe crab that is poisonous. The tail is only for turning around and righting themselves when they are upside down. The blood has copper in it that turns the blood a dark steel blue color. Some people in other parts of the world do eat them, but there is just not much meat to make it worthwhile. However, the blood is worth more than gold. It is used to make medicines and test for certain diseases such as spinal mengengitis. When the blood is collected, the animal is not killed in the process. They remove about 25% of the blood and set the animal free. There is no part of a horseshoe crab that is poisonous. The tail is only for turning around and righting themselves when they are upside down. The blood has copper in it that turns the blood a dark steel blue color. Some people in other parts of the world do eat them, but there is just not much meat to make it worthwhile. However, the blood is worth more than gold. It is used to make medicines and test for certain diseases such as spinal mengengitis. When the blood is collected, the animal is not killed in the process. They remove about 25% of the blood and set the animal free.

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