Horseshoe crabs are often referred to as the "living fossils" of our planet—the four known species, including three in Asia and one in North America, remain nearly identical to their ancient relatives ...

However, this species faces significant threats from overharvesting, habitat loss, and the impacts of the biomedical industry, which uses horseshoe crab blood for medical testing. Recent research ...

B ALASORE: The Indian horseshoe crabs, considered one of the oldest living animals on the planet, may soon have safe nesting zones and habitat along the Odisha coast. Researchers of Fakir Mohan ...

"This foundational knowledge will enable us to develop targeted conservation strategies and prioritise habitats critical for their survival." Tracking and monitoring Asian horseshoe crabs is in ...

This prompted the researchers to recommend the protection and restoration of mangrove habitats as a tailored conservation measure for the mangrove horseshoe crab. For the coastal horseshoe crab ...

Its mouth sits between the appendages, each of which has a specialised base that helps grind up food. Editor and Chair of the Jury, Kathy Moran exclaims, ‘to see a horseshoe crab so vibrantly alive in ...

Habitat study Service biologists looked at years worth of data and studies – from South America, Canada and the Delaware Bay shore, the epicenter of horseshoe crab spawning and red knot spring ...

as a critical coastal marine habitat. Importantly, this region has sustained the survival of these ancient arthropods for millennia and could continue to act as a refuge for Asian horseshoe crabs ...