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It May Make You Rethink Biology, But Octopuses Have Three Hearts And Blue Blood Pumping Through Their Veins

Octopuses tend to catch your attention the moment you learn anything real about them. They don’t fit the neat biological ...
PBS

Blue blood from horseshoe crabs is needed for medicine, but a declining bird species relies on the crabs to eat

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The horseshoe crab has been scuttling in the ocean and tidal pools for more than 400 million years, playing a vital role in the East Coast ecosystem along with being a prized ...
Washington Times

Blue blood from horseshoe crabs is valuable for medicine, but a declining bird needs them for food

PORTLAND, Maine — A primordial sea animal that lives on the tidal mudflats of the East Coast and serves as a linchpin for the production of vital medicines stands to benefit from new protective ...
Popular Science

Why blue animals are so rare in nature

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Fast Company

The U.S. drug industry is bleeding horseshoe crabs alive. It’s time to stop

When thinking about the kinds of animals that are legally protected, arachnids probably aren’t the first that come to mind—let alone horseshoe crabs, the giant prehistoric animal that now resides in ...