Period 8 Horseshoe Crab by Caroline Douthit https://padlet.com/crdouthit/ghcx2uxho36c en-us 2017-01-04 01:43:43 UTC 2025-09-25 00:09:03 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/crdouthit/ghcx2uxho36c/wish/145764527 2017-01-06 18:56:56 UTC https://padlet.com/crdouthit/ghcx2uxho36c/wish/145764527 Name: https://padlet.com/crdouthit/ghcx2uxho36c/wish/145764925 Horseshoe Crab also known as Limulus Polyphemus ]]> 2017-01-06 18:58:33 UTC https://padlet.com/crdouthit/ghcx2uxho36c/wish/145764925 Description: https://padlet.com/crdouthit/ghcx2uxho36c/wish/145765300 a Horseshoe crab is big and small,
it has a long tail spine, it is smooth, and it has 12 legs 4 of them are walking legs
they have a hard shell
they have no teeth ]]> 2017-01-06 18:59:45 UTC https://padlet.com/crdouthit/ghcx2uxho36c/wish/145765300 https://padlet.com/crdouthit/ghcx2uxho36c/wish/145767022 2017-01-06 19:06:03 UTC https://padlet.com/crdouthit/ghcx2uxho36c/wish/145767022 Migration: https://padlet.com/crdouthit/ghcx2uxho36c/wish/145767197 When Horseshoe Crabs are fully developed to breed they migrate to coastal beaches ]]> 2017-01-06 19:06:34 UTC https://padlet.com/crdouthit/ghcx2uxho36c/wish/145767197 Horseshoe crab's food resources https://padlet.com/crdouthit/ghcx2uxho36c/wish/145767207 Small Fish 
crustaceans 
worms
 ]]> 2017-01-06 19:06:36 UTC https://padlet.com/crdouthit/ghcx2uxho36c/wish/145767207 Challenges: https://padlet.com/crdouthit/ghcx2uxho36c/wish/145889816 Challenges the Horseshoe Crab has are
- getting stuck in nets 
- humans when we touch them and bring them on land 
- pollution
-  used for food and bait 
- medicine there blood is used for medicine ]]> 2017-01-09 01:06:06 UTC https://padlet.com/crdouthit/ghcx2uxho36c/wish/145889816 Role: https://padlet.com/crdouthit/ghcx2uxho36c/wish/145890514 - they scrap algae off rocks
- they provide food for other organisms]]> 2017-01-09 01:19:30 UTC https://padlet.com/crdouthit/ghcx2uxho36c/wish/145890514 Compete/Cooperate: https://padlet.com/crdouthit/ghcx2uxho36c/wish/145890692 - food]]> 2017-01-09 01:23:29 UTC https://padlet.com/crdouthit/ghcx2uxho36c/wish/145890692 Habitat: https://padlet.com/crdouthit/ghcx2uxho36c/wish/145890874 they are found in the Atlantic ocean along the North American coastline and they can be seen along the east and Gulf coasts adult horseshoe crabs live deeper in the ocean ]]> 2017-01-09 01:26:56 UTC https://padlet.com/crdouthit/ghcx2uxho36c/wish/145890874 Importance of the Horseshoe crab int he bay https://padlet.com/crdouthit/ghcx2uxho36c/wish/146079993 without the Horseshoe crab is the part of the food chain ]]> 2017-01-09 18:37:47 UTC https://padlet.com/crdouthit/ghcx2uxho36c/wish/146079993 Symbiotic Relationships https://padlet.com/crdouthit/ghcx2uxho36c/wish/146081160 commensalism]]> 2017-01-09 18:40:43 UTC https://padlet.com/crdouthit/ghcx2uxho36c/wish/146081160 Social Behaviors https://padlet.com/crdouthit/ghcx2uxho36c/wish/146082272 Migrating to coastal beaches to start breeding and laying eggs 
swimming 
interacting with other horseshoe crabs
 ]]> 2017-01-09 18:43:37 UTC https://padlet.com/crdouthit/ghcx2uxho36c/wish/146082272 Fact: https://padlet.com/crdouthit/ghcx2uxho36c/wish/146084654 Horseshoe crab blood saves millions of lives ( used for medicine)]]> 2017-01-09 18:50:28 UTC https://padlet.com/crdouthit/ghcx2uxho36c/wish/146084654 https://padlet.com/crdouthit/ghcx2uxho36c/wish/146086033 2017-01-09 18:54:31 UTC https://padlet.com/crdouthit/ghcx2uxho36c/wish/146086033