Life History and Behaviour
What and how do they eat?
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A juvenile horseshoe crab feeds on a beach, leaving a long trail on the sand. |
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A horseshoe crab is feeding a marine worm. |
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Their favourite prey includes worms, mollusks and dead fish. When crawling on the sea bottom, they use the first pair of their pincer-like legs (i.e. the smaller one) to detect food and use the other ciliated legs to pass the food to the mouth. |
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