Horseshoe crab

brother grins and hands it over. As I gaze to the far off horizon, the flaring hues of the sun, like that of a gold medallion, melt into the ocean and sky like a divine painting. We are off to the tide pools, to meet the little schools of fish and crabs that swim joyfully, and where we would…

“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.”- Benjamin Franklin. The Cape Henelopen trip would be a prodigious and beneficial experience for me to have because; when I get older I plan to become a neurologist or a veterinarian. And in the much nearer future, I plan on taking honors science and going to college for a degree in a science. Also at a younger age I went to Calvert Cliffs (Chesapeake Bay) to find fossils. To start off when I get older I plan on…

What is a theory? Well, there have been many ideas about what a theory is, the definition however; according to Webster’s Dictionary (2015) is, the analysis of a set of facts in their relation to one another. With that being said I am going to tell you about the theory of evolution by natural selection. This theory was made by a man named Charles Darwin, who studied and researched living organisms and fossils for more than 20 years. Darwin was able to collect and analyze not just hundreds but…

house and head over to the serene beach. On my way toward the water, dogs are seen in the distance playing in the cool sand and sticking their paws in the salty water. In addition, from laying their eggs in the sand, are long sand trails from horseshoe crabs. Finally reaching the water, I sit down and observe the sun as it slowly creeps over the horizon until the many vibrant pinks and luminous orange rays turn into a solid golden beam of sunlight. At noon, on a nice day, I spend my free time…

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Loggerhead sea turtles mostly spend time in the ocean. Females typically only come to the shore to lay eggs. From the time male loggerhead turtles reach the surf, they will never be out of the water again. This species of turtle eats conchs, horseshoe crabs, and other animals with hard shells. The will also eat other foods like jellyfish, fish, seaweed. Loggerhead sea turtles are also located from Virginia to Texas along the coast. The nesting season runs from May 1 to Oct 31. When a crawl is…

Precambrian time covers the tremendous greater part of the Earth's history, beginning with the planet's creation around 4.5 billion years prior and finishing with the development of complex, multi celled life-shapes very nearly four billion years after the fact. The Precambrian is the most punctual of the geologic ages, which are set apart by various layers of sedimentary rock. Set down over a huge number of years, these stone layers contain a lasting record of the Earth's past, including the…

do some researcher. Every time he would ask, I would try the best that I can to go to every trip. One day it could be going out and see mangrove trees and how we as humans are destroying its environment to learning about horseshoes crabs. I remember that horseshoe crab blood can save humans life. Based on the copper that is found in their…

Animal Diversity Report: Comparison of the Nervous and Reproductive Systems of the Compass Jellyfish, Axolotl, Horseshoe Crab, and The Compass Jellyfish (Chrysaora hysoscella) - The Compass Jellyfish (Chrysaora hysoscella) is a species of jellyfish that can be found in cold and temperate waters near the continental shelf regions of the Irish and North Seas, the Mediterranean, and coastal regions of South Africa (Doyle et. al.). The Compass Jellyfish belongs to the Genus Chrysaora and the…

Sarah Hill 0583028 BIOL 3830H F03 Simon Tapper Wednesday, October 11th, 2017 The relationship between blood physiology and cardiac ability in Equus caballus compared to Bos taurus and Capra aegagrus hircus compared to Canis lupus familiaris Abstract The purpose of this experiment was to study the relationship between blood physiology and the ability to transport oxygen. The red blood cell content, hematocrit percent, and hemoglobin concentrations of Equus caballus (horse) and Bos taurus…