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Horseshoe crab  

Horseshoe crab, Limulidae. The Horseshoe crab has 10 walking legs and a really long tail. Some people think that some Horseshoe crabs look prehistoric because of their size and large exoskeleton.  The Domain is Eukaryote and the kingdom is Animalia. Phylum is Arthropoda and the class is Merostomata. Order is Xiphosura and the family is Limulidae. Genus is Limulus and species is Polyphemus. The habitat of the Horseshoe crab is mostly in shallow water and soft ocean floors. A fun fact about the Horseshoe crab is that it can swim upside down in the ocean.The Horseshoe crab has Bilateral symmetry which means that if we cut the Horseshoe crab into two sides it would give the same shape. A structural adaptation is that the horseshoe crab has a very hard shell that protects it from predators. A functional adaptation is that they can swim upside down to trick predators. A behavioral adaptation is that they can see at night. The predators of the Horseshoe crab are turtles and red knots. Horseshoe crab are also heterotroph which means they eat other meats or plants. They are also endothermic which means they are warm blooded. I hope you learned about Horseshoe crab!!