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Several male Horseshoe crabs (Limulus Polyphemus) will attach to one larger female to spawn. Each year, half a million horseshoe crabs are harvested and bled alive to create a biomedical technology for detecting bacterial endotoxins.

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Several male Horseshoe crabs (Limulus Polyphemus) will attach to one larger female to spawn. Each year, half a million horseshoe crabs are harvested and bled alive to create a biomedical technology for detecting bacterial endotoxins.
jmmermaid@outlook.com Home Decor & Stock Photography; Nature; On Location Portraiture; Illustration. To Purchase, please contact Janet MacCausland at jmmermaid@outlook.com or call 508 824 1569 or TEXT 617 448 2746. All images are the property of the photographer and require permission to copy. Every new day I see something I have never seen before to share with you. An astute observer, I revel in the light and what it sheds on the images herein, both underwater and above scenery, and the wildlife that lives there.