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  1. birdsandbats
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    Do we really want a COVID-19 vaccine if it's made of horseshoe crab blood?

    In the US, vaccines are composed largely of Horseshoe Crab blood. These crabs are captured from the wild and have a third of their blood drained....
    Thread by: birdsandbats, 22 Nov 2020, 12 replies, in forum: Wildlife & Nature Conservation
  2. Fargusno
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    Crustaceans and Horseshoe Crabs in Indonesian Aquaria

    Jakarta Aquarium: Coconut crab (Birgus latro) Purple land hermit crab (Coenobita purpureus) Indo-Pacific hermit crab (Coenobita brevimanus)...
    Thread by: Fargusno, 4 Nov 2020, 0 replies, in forum: Indonesia
  3. twilighter
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    Horseshoe Crab

    Uploaded by: twilighter, 19 Dec 2019, 0 comments, in category: Tiergarten Schönbrunn
  4. birdsandbats
    Thread

    rufa Red Knots decline

    The American Red Knot (subspecies rufa), declined 25% this season due to shortages in Horseshoe Crab eggs: Red Knots plummet by 25% in a year in...
    Thread by: birdsandbats, 21 Mar 2018, 0 replies, in forum: Wildlife & Nature Conservation
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