Horseshoe Crabs and Spiders Are Related?



Did you know that horseshoe crabs belong to the family of Arachnid? Arachnid are invertebrate animals with joint legs. They have 8 legs but sadly horseshoe crabs wasn’t able to evolve and make it over the sea floor just like his cousins. Horseshoe crabs are prehistoric survivors dated back some 500 million years ago. These crabs has long tails that they use to dig up food in the ground or a good help when they’re turned upside down. They also have 10 eyes much more similar to spiders. But then, the number of horseshoe crabs are starting to decline because people are catching them for their medically valuable blood. 

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