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Time comes for us all. [OC] (pixelfed.crimedad.work)

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Time comes for us all.

We found this dead horseshoe crab on the beach today. It had a numbered tag on its shell apparently put there by The Maryland Fish & Wildlife Conservation Office. I've seen many horseshoe crabs here over the years, but never one with a tag. I made sure to go to the website and log it.

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[-] [email protected] 58 points 1 year ago

440 million years old, and someone goes and staples a tag to me?

God damn it so much

[-] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago

It looks like a CD to. Bro went and stapled his mixtape to a crab

[-] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

I didn't know that they lived that long.

[-] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

That's how long the species has existed. They live ~25 years.

[-] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Only the lucky ones

[-] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Especially now that they're harvesting them for blood.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

It's an important ingredient for the safety of injectable drugs and the crabs are returned to the sea alive. If a synthetic alternative takes off, I am concerned that the government will not care as much about protecting this species.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It's sad and crazy that raw "usefulness" is one of very few motivators to put effort into protecting things at a national level.

Everything is a hostage standoff negotiation to capitalism. :(

"Why should I care about you?"

"But you need me!"

"...Fine."

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

And then there are cats. Who destroys your favorite tableware? Who scratches all your furniture except the one made specifically for that purpose? Who walks over your keyboard?

"Meow!"

"Oh well, all right then, haha!"

[-] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

They probably did that to try to learn more about their longevity and habits

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Lol I love how innocent your comment is. In a thread of jokes and sarcasm you come in with the pure intention of informing. Cheers friend🍻

[-] [email protected] 36 points 1 year ago

Hello? Government? Your crab is dead

[-] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago

Imagine you had never seen a crab before. Then someone shows you a picture of a true crab and says "this is a crab". Now imagine after that you are shown a horseshoe crab. There's no way you would think that's also a crab.

[-] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago

Just give it some time. Eventually, everything will return to crab

[-] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

Well taxinomically, they aren't actually crabs or crustaceans. More closely related to arachnids.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Aren't crabs in general just like the spiders of the sea?

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

They may look like it but they aren't closely related at all

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Huh, TIL

[-] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

I mean, if you flip it over and look at the legs it's kind of crabby looking.

[-] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago

Go to the beaches in Delaware full moon around 6/15 and it's mating time for the crabs. It's a spectacle when there are thousands of them on the beach at once!

[-] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

See you boys at the crab orgy

[-] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

The only animal that doesn't have to worry about catching crabs at the orgy

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

They make Fuck piles

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

For some reason I read this comment in the rhythm of Ooh La La by Coolio

[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

i don't know why but i have always been terrified of crabs. almost dropped my phone when i saw this one.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Apologies!

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Beautiful pic with a storyline!

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

This photo reminds me of the movie poster for Full Metal Jacket

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I can see it too. Born to Krill.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Haha yes!

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