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Anonymous 10/20/2024 (Sun) 14:03:52 No. 6166
Horseshoe crab blood being harvested for the medical industry. The blood contains certain cells that are used in tests for bacterial infections. After about half of its blood has been drained, the creature is released back into the ocean.
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Anonymous 10/20/2024 (Sun) 15:54:50 No. 6167
what is my implication in this? do you want to Fight?
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Anonymous 10/30/2024 (Wed) 03:57:30 No. 6232
this is freaking me out tbh
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Anonymous 10/30/2024 (Wed) 15:24:31 No. 6235
>>6166 > "Horseshoe crab blood being harvested for the medical industry. The blood contains certain cells that are used in tests for bacterial infections" Thanks for the information. I'm not sure what to use this for, but I appreciate it.
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Anonymous 10/31/2024 (Thu) 11:08:00 No. 6244
Iirc it is blue because of copper instead of iron. I hope they find a way to do this without bothering these living fossil facehuggers.
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Anonymous 10/31/2024 (Thu) 13:23:09 No. 6248
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to be more specific, horseshoe crab blood clots when exposed to bacterial toxins. so it's used as a test to ensure sterility. >>6244 correct! their blood (as well as many molluscs, crustaceans, and even some land scorpions) use copper-based hemocyanin instead of the iron-based hemoglobin that red blooded organisms use. >I hope they find a way to do this without bothering these living fossil facehuggers. there is already a synthetic alternative approved for use in Europe, but unfortunately US companies still heavily bleed horseshoe crabs which is affecting their health and populations.
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Anonymous 11/01/2024 (Fri) 20:22:36 No. 6264
>>6248 I've seen them on a beach before snd had what I think was a dead one get washed into hitting my leg by the waves.
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Anonymous 11/02/2024 (Sat) 14:02:35 No. 6265
Crabs are pretty funny until they invade your home.
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Anonymous 11/03/2024 (Sun) 05:09:11 No. 6274
>>6264 wowie. did it look weird? did it feel weird? i've never touched a crab before.
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Anonymous 11/10/2024 (Sun) 11:41:24 No. 6328
>>6274 I felt it hit my leg and i saw something in the water thinking it was a stick grabbed it and pulled it up to toss it only to see a creature right there surprising me and i just dropped it back and ran away.
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Anonymous 11/10/2024 (Sun) 15:47:25 No. 6329
>>6328 >>6264 theyre really icky, i saw like 1000 of them on the beach in Delaware when i was a kid cause i guess it was mating season or something
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lain 12/06/2024 (Fri) 23:01:56 No. 6668
>>6166 Horseshoe crabs are often referred to as living fossiles becuase they have existed longer than that humans did and did not evolve. They are also believed to have survived 5 mass extinctions. but are now close to extinction because some bald apes love to use their blood to cure their own...... wow
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