Introduction
In this activity, students examine the form and function of different horseshoe crab anatomical features.
This activity has one part:
- Hooray for Horseshoe Crabs!
Objectives
Students should understand that:
- Horseshoe crabs are arthropods, but are not true crabs.
- Horseshoe crabs are benthic or bottom dwellers.
- Horseshoe crabs move along the bottom of the ocean or estuary using their ten legs.
- Horseshoe crabs leave the water to crawl onto the beach to lay their eggs in the sand.