The lifesaving secret hidden inside a horseshoe crab's blue blood
andsoitis
55 points
12 comments
August 12, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (4 comments)
donkey_brains
Go crabs go!
tecoholic
There is an episode in Elementary that involves the Horseshoe, its extraction and conservation. It is just a regular episode, but the visual presentation of the extraction was fascinating. I hope they are real. :)
jzelinskie
Has anyone on HN gotten the horseshoe crab pin and can share the story?
y-curious
Few things look more cruel and dystopic than the rooms where they harvest the blood of horseshoe crabs