hello we are laying low because of the virus so i will try to post more often
Saturday, March 21, 2020
my findings announcement
hello i just want to introduce a new seares on my blog. it is called the my finding serys and it will consist of my observations on various wild animals while i am on our travailing adventures. i have seen so many incredible animals on our journey and i cant wate to show you.
Friday, March 20, 2020
a little about horseshoe crabs
Horseshoe crabs are not ctstashins like other crabes, in fact they are more closely related to
erakneds such as spiders or squwaripons.
Many people think that they eather use their tails to stab or sting but this is only a myth.
The tails only purpose is to turn them over when the tide flips them. An adult horseshoe crab can stay
alive on shore for up to for howers as long as they can bery themselves in the sand to stay most.
Adults must travel up from the depths to spawn on shore. When a horseshoe crab hatches it doesn't
have a tail have a tail and they slowly grow and molt. They reach adult size when they are teen years
old and they can reach up to twenty years old. As adults they start eating more adult food and
moving deeper.
The tails only purpose is to turn them over when the tide flips them. An adult horseshoe crab can stay
alive on shore for up to for howers as long as they can bery themselves in the sand to stay most.
Adults must travel up from the depths to spawn on shore. When a horseshoe crab hatches it doesn't
have a tail have a tail and they slowly grow and molt. They reach adult size when they are teen years
old and they can reach up to twenty years old. As adults they start eating more adult food and
moving deeper.
The diet of a horseshoe crab is omnivores they eat clams, snals, and algae among other things.
If you look at one from the top it had three parts, the head, the body, and the tail. The legs are located
under the head which shale give them their name. The joint located between the head and the body is
ther digging tool along with the shovel shaped head. They bend their body in half tn the wet sand and
they work their way down and in the process that cover themselves in sand. They are easy to find if
you know where and how to look. The best places are shallow sandy beaches in the south. It also helps
if there a few if any waves. Hermit crabs and horseshoe crab both leave trails in the sand.They are very
similar and it is hard to tell the difference unger water. If you follow the trail it will most likely lead to a
snail shell in which is a hermit crab has made his home or you might find a lump in the sand, if you dig
in said sand lump you might find a horseshoe crab. If you do please treat it with respect, these amazing
creatures are harmless but extremely interesting and their existence my soon be threatened like so
many other sea creatures.
under the head which shale give them their name. The joint located between the head and the body is
ther digging tool along with the shovel shaped head. They bend their body in half tn the wet sand and
they work their way down and in the process that cover themselves in sand. They are easy to find if
you know where and how to look. The best places are shallow sandy beaches in the south. It also helps
if there a few if any waves. Hermit crabs and horseshoe crab both leave trails in the sand.They are very
similar and it is hard to tell the difference unger water. If you follow the trail it will most likely lead to a
snail shell in which is a hermit crab has made his home or you might find a lump in the sand, if you dig
in said sand lump you might find a horseshoe crab. If you do please treat it with respect, these amazing
creatures are harmless but extremely interesting and their existence my soon be threatened like so
many other sea creatures.
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