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ZenGum 08-16-2011 07:13 PM
Chuckles indeed.

richlevy 08-16-2011 08:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Nirvana (Post 750508)
Where is the butter?
Sorry, but no

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Some people eat horseshoe crab eggs and roe, since there aren't any other edible parts on it.
These creatures aren't even really crabs, let alone any type of crustacean. Although they may look similar to a crab, they actually belong to the family of Limulidae.
This said, they are much closer to scorpions, spiders, and ticks:yelsick: than they are to any crustacean.

Clodfobble 08-16-2011 10:10 PM
What, you didn't know that's what they make Egg McMuffins out of?

Undertoad 08-16-2011 10:17 PM
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The eggs of horseshoe crabs aren't attended by the parents. Instead, they are simply deposited in the sand by the female as she drags the male along behind her to fertilize the eggs. The male hangs onto the back of the females shell with his claws and is usually about two-thirds the size of the female. Being this much smaller, he provides little resistance as he is dragged around the sand by the egg-depositing female.
WOO WOO SEXY TIMES

Sundae 08-17-2011 06:18 AM
Ewwww - spider sex.
That's what I think when I see a large woman with a much smaller man.

I wonder if she might eat him afterwards.

CaliforniaMama 08-17-2011 07:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Sundae (Post 750809)
I wonder if she might eat him afterwards.
Kind of like the praying mantis.

Spexxvet 08-17-2011 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by richlevy (Post 750739)
Sorry, but no
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Some people eat horseshoe crab eggs and roe, since there aren't any other edible parts on it.
These creatures aren't even really crabs, let alone any type of crustacean. Although they may look similar to a crab, they actually belong to the family of Limulidae.
This said, they are much closer to scorpions, spiders, and ticks than they are to any crustacean.
They are harvested for bait, though. Some kind of sea life must love them.

Spexxvet 08-17-2011 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by CaliforniaMama (Post 750828)
Kind of like the praying mantis.
And Sally Struthers.

classicman 08-17-2011 07:59 PM
Conch love to eat them.


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