08-17-2011, 06:06 PM
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Makes some feel uncomfortable
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Originally Posted by richlevy
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.
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They are harvested for bait, though. Some kind of sea life must love them.
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