The horseshoe crab is known as a crab, but a horseshoe crab is not a real crab! These animals are also extremely beneficial and have probably saved your life!! Learn more horseshoe crab facts on this episode of Animal Fact FIles!
Scientific Name: Family - Limulidae
Range: Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans
Habitat: Coastal waters
Size: Two feet (60.96cm)
Diet: Worms, molluscs, and dead fish
Threats: Shorebirds, crustaceans, and fish as juveniles; Raccoons, foxes, sea turtles, alligators, and humans as adults
Life span: About 20 years
EDIT: at 3:08 we mentioned there isn't an alternative to LAL however this article discusses an alternative that is available but not widely used: "In 2016, a synthetic alternative to crab lysate, recombinant factor C (rFC), was approved as an alternative in Europe, and a handful of U.S. drug companies also began using it." - www.nationalge...
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4 окт 2024