tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168102153064280986.post804028071340026459..comments2023-10-16T11:24:46.542-04:00Comments on New York City Daily Photo: Close Encounter of the Third KindMing the Mercilesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09957918533010735599noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168102153064280986.post-15380108574283259782007-04-12T02:05:00.000-04:002007-04-12T02:05:00.000-04:00is this edible? Eat what? I see only hard shell.is this edible? Eat what? I see only hard shell.Rasa Malaysiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00160569781914045054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168102153064280986.post-67908679083716557352007-04-11T21:36:00.000-04:002007-04-11T21:36:00.000-04:00A demonstration of the will to live, I think.A demonstration of the will to live, I think.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273873865160002759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168102153064280986.post-4205153833424060392007-04-11T20:18:00.000-04:002007-04-11T20:18:00.000-04:00Horseshoe crabs are found on sea shores throughout...Horseshoe crabs are found on sea shores throughout the world. They have been useful to doctors who use their unique copper-based blood to test for certain substances. Horseshoe crabs can give up some of their blood and not be harmed, so they are versital and adaptive creatures. Their harvesting for bait is being curtailed in several eastern US states to help their numbers increase to ultimately enable the migrating bird populations to regain their numbers since they feed on the horseshoe crab eggs as the birds fly north from South America to the Arctic. Horseshoe crabs are facinating creatures. It was great to have your photo to spur all these comments. Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168102153064280986.post-35524380934445119172007-04-11T18:14:00.000-04:002007-04-11T18:14:00.000-04:00Holy moly that is visually and informationally fas...Holy moly that is visually and informationally fascinating!U "R" Us AKA Captain Crowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08723496838320506680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168102153064280986.post-10193863689204131222007-04-11T16:43:00.000-04:002007-04-11T16:43:00.000-04:00Sure looks scary! Like a giant beetle!Sure looks scary! Like a giant beetle!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168102153064280986.post-84409001737089025762007-04-11T16:06:00.000-04:002007-04-11T16:06:00.000-04:00This reminds me of what we call a slater, also kno...This reminds me of what we call a slater, also know as a wood louse - which is much smaller - no bigger than a thumb nail and looks similar underneath - also a creature which has not changed in a zillion years.<BR/><BR/>EGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168102153064280986.post-15299139815447001512007-04-11T14:43:00.000-04:002007-04-11T14:43:00.000-04:00Life is so precious. It is a shame this animal has...Life is so precious. It is a shame this animal has to endure the hardships of being out of its natural environment. I understand people eat things like that. It is a good photograph that seems to have captured all of the details.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for visiting my blog and commenting. I appreciate seeing you there.<BR/><BR/>Abraham Lincoln<BR/><A HREF="http://www.oldmanlincoln.com/" REL="nofollow">My Photography</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168102153064280986.post-685914938918373182007-04-11T13:47:00.000-04:002007-04-11T13:47:00.000-04:00Argh! scary or what. I would not like to meet one ...Argh! scary or what. I would not like to meet one of them in the sea!!!!!!Missy,Mrs and Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11257951235576780399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168102153064280986.post-63316088698219885372007-04-11T13:37:00.000-04:002007-04-11T13:37:00.000-04:00I clicked on your site because the portal shows a ...I clicked on your site because the portal shows a photo of your adorable little French bulldog...but i got this instead.Not quite as cute and cuddley, but great shot anyway. I saw one of those washed up on the beach in Cape Cod when I was a kid.Elaine in the Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05768486500820077750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168102153064280986.post-14020377716076274872007-04-11T13:06:00.000-04:002007-04-11T13:06:00.000-04:00Yeah I remember this from Biology books, I gave me...Yeah I remember this from Biology books, I gave me the creeps but I like it.Carlos Lorenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05393873418988633512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168102153064280986.post-67433713906143969682007-04-11T12:47:00.000-04:002007-04-11T12:47:00.000-04:00I wouldn’t be too sure about what occurred 500 mil...I wouldn’t be too sure about what occurred 500 million years ago but why change a working design? Obviously it’s been around for a while so the model has been tested and proven... :)stromsjohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524397187094481360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168102153064280986.post-30818832997461555042007-04-11T11:12:00.000-04:002007-04-11T11:12:00.000-04:00prokur - It was about 12 inches in diameter. It w...prokur - It was about 12 inches in diameter. It was quite huge.<BR/><BR/>vincent - I think they were put there for decoration only.<BR/><BR/>stilletoheights - One of my friends had a date once and the date ordered lobster on the shell. She was horrified because she had never eaten a lobster with the shell on. :-)<BR/><BR/>belinda, rafe & olivier - Thanks for visiting. Merci beaucoup.Ming the Mercilesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09957918533010735599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168102153064280986.post-41473728555869676872007-04-11T10:11:00.000-04:002007-04-11T10:11:00.000-04:00waouhh...merci pour cette leçon, je ne connais pas...waouhh...merci pour cette leçon, je ne connais pas, est ce que c'est bon ?<BR/><BR/><I> <BR/>waouhh… thank you for this lesson, I do not know, is what it is good? </I>Olivierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00602980523811128510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168102153064280986.post-40697917746063017882007-04-11T09:37:00.000-04:002007-04-11T09:37:00.000-04:00this is an amazing bit of trivia and that photo gi...this is an amazing bit of trivia and that photo gives me goose bumps.Rafe Totengcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614075637640707768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168102153064280986.post-52253393418532203772007-04-11T09:10:00.000-04:002007-04-11T09:10:00.000-04:00um...really there should be a crab warning....I ha...um...really there should be a crab warning....I hate anything with pinchers, now my neighbors probably thing I am being murdered as I screamed when I saw this.stilettoheightshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07556984983395936648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168102153064280986.post-1306879848380054802007-04-11T06:58:00.000-04:002007-04-11T06:58:00.000-04:00So let me comment it a bit...What you see in the p...So let me comment it a bit...<BR/><BR/>What you see in the picture is the ventral face of the Horseshoe Crab (Limulus). It has 5 pairs of legs and a pair of little grips. Between these grips there is the ventral eye. Beneath you can see like a shutter, it's his gills.<BR/><BR/>Like Ming said, the very interesting fact about HorseshoeCrab is that they are very resistant to bacterias. That's why they're still on earth after 500 Millions Years. <BR/><BR/>Well i didn't know we could eat them ? I wonder if they taste good ? So Ming did you try ?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15881508216518551255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168102153064280986.post-77434596771134480192007-04-11T05:57:00.000-04:002007-04-11T05:57:00.000-04:00How big is horseshoe crab? It is looking frightful...How big is horseshoe crab? It is looking frightful :/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-168102153064280986.post-36241117449660045562007-04-10T23:54:00.000-04:002007-04-10T23:54:00.000-04:00I've seen these in Malaysia a couple of times, but...I've seen these in Malaysia a couple of times, but never knew what they were called.<BR/><BR/>They look so prehistoric in real life.Belhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15753424736562951382noreply@blogger.com