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Horseshoe Crab Eyes Research
Includes detailed drawings by shuster milne and barlow and data for both the novice and researcher.
Horseshoe crab eyes research. A comprehensive exploration of horseshoe crab natural history anatomy and conservation. Contains research and educational material plus collections of poems images. The entire body of the horseshoe crab is protected by a hard carapace. It has two compound lateral eyes each composed of about 1000 ommatidia plus a pair of median.
The horseshoe crab limulus polyphemus is a living fossil. Forms almost identical to this species were present during the trias. The american horseshoe crab is a common sight on floridas beaches. Many people have seen horseshoe crabs but do not realize they are looking at one of the oldest.
A comprehensive look at horseshoe crab anatomy.