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I saw these 2 horseshoe crabs being mongered at an open market. They were waving their tails about so I knew they were alive. This was the first time I saw horseshoe crabs again as an adult and was rather excited by them. Keeping a safe distance, I asked the lady monger what do people buy them for - she said to eat their eggs. The excitement turned into sadness.
Spotted on Sep 14, 2011
Submitted on Dec 10, 2011
5 Comments
Wow! Eating them that is just grouse! Those sure are wierd bugs, I thought there were some really strange creatures here in South America.
Thanks for the info - I thought the smaller one was a juvenile at first.
I just wish people stop eating them.
people there do eat them even though they are supposed to be toxic. They are always found in pairs, the male i think is the smaller one and can be identified by a sort of concave front lip..really creepy movers, a real blast from the past!!
The larger one was big.
At that time, I felt a sense of helplessness looking at them - thinking why should they be killed for food? It's not as if there was a starvation going on...
wow, I've never seen one before it's huge!