The lifesaving secret hidden inside a horseshoe crab's blue blood
CHATHAM, MASS. (WHDH) - A familiar sea creature that has helped save lives for decades may now need saving itself. Early each summer, horseshoe crabs crawl up on Massachusetts beaches to mate. “They are just lots of males here looking for some action,” one volunteer said.
- ▪CHATHAM, MASS. (WHDH) - A familiar sea creature that has helped save lives for decades may now need saving itself.
- ▪Early each summer, horseshoe crabs crawl up on Massachusetts beaches to mate.
- ▪“They are just lots of males here looking for some action,” one volunteer said.
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| Original publisher | Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News |
| Canonical URL | https://whdh.com/news/the-lifesaving-secret-hidden-inside-a-horseshoe-crabs-blue-blood-and-the-race-to-protect-the-species/ |
| Publication time | Wed, 12 Aug 2026 01:45:51 +0000 |
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CHATHAM, MASS. (WHDH) - A familiar sea creature that has helped save lives for decades may now need saving itself. Early each summer, horseshoe crabs crawl up on Massachusetts beaches to mate. “They are just lots of males here looking for some action,” one volunteer said. This time of year gives volunteers a chance to count just how many crabs remain. While horseshoe crabs outlived dinosaurs, their population along the East Coast drastically dipped in recent decades. One reason for the statistics is they are caught for fishing bait, another main other reason…they are captured for their blood.
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