SEPTEMBER - John R. Lewis Florida Department of Environmental protection

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The Incredible Horseshoe Crab

The incredible horseshoe crab

Did you know that horseshoe crabs existed well before dinosaurs? Did you know that horseshoe crab have blue blood? This is just a few of the fascinating facts of horseshoe crabs. Join us for an in-depth story of how important these crabs to our own medicine and health.

 
Horseshoe crabs mating. (ref ar.inspiredpencil.com)

Horseshoe crabs mating.

John Lewis, from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, will be joining our September meeting from Zoom to tell us more about this creature’s ancestry, behavior, and how we are dependent it.

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