Can someone tell me what this is?
12-16-2009, 07:01 PM
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Can someone tell me what this is? I'm from Chicago but I've been doing some work at the Crystal River nuclear plant north of Tampa. We installed a meteorological monitoring tower right on the gulf. One day as I walked near the shore I came across this. Google is failing me, it can't be a turtle I don't think since the shell is sectioned like that. What the hell is this creepy thing? I wanted to flip it over to see what was under there but I was being too much of a chicken ****.
It was about 30-36 inches long.
It was about 30-36 inches long. 
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12-16-2009, 10:03 PM
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yup, horseshoe crab... Useless fact of the day - their blood looks dark blue when it comes in contact with the air. Their blood is used for medical research for some of its attributes. kinda weird/neat.
12-17-2009, 11:59 AM
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Here's some information regarding the use of their blood . . .
http://horseshoe-crabs.com/horseshoe-crab-blood/
http://horseshoe-crabs.com/horseshoe-crab-blood/