UPDATE: https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/p/crimedad/717794020275353272

cross-posted from: https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/p/crimedad/715310569850044948

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.

#beach #shore #NewHavenHarbor #HorseshoeCrab #conservation

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  • @satanmat
    58•2 months ago

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

    God damn it so much

    • @Kbobabob
      11•2 months ago

      I didn’t know that they lived that long.

      • @Guy_Fieris_Hair
        15•2 months ago

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

          • CrimeDadOPEnglish
            9•2 months 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•2 months 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.”

              • udon
                2•2 months 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!”

    • @Slowy
      9•2 months ago

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

      • @11111one11111
        5•2 months 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🍻

  • @robocall
    37•2 months ago

    Hello? Government? Your crab is dead

  • @[email protected]
    25•2 months 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.

    • @dumbcrumbEnglish
      13•2 months ago

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

      • @thebestaquaman
        3•2 months ago

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

        • @dumbcrumbEnglish
          5•2 months ago

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

    • CrimeDadOPEnglish
      7•2 months ago

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

  • @teamevil
    23•2 months 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]
    6•2 months ago

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

  • @mPony
    3•2 months ago

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