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Scientists face impossible choice over preservation of priceless blue crab blood: Let vital medicines wither or an endangered bird(fortune.com)

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MadgePickles@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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Horseshoe crabs not blue crabs

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133arc585@lemmy.ml
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Horseshoe “blood” is blue, and it’s not actually blood it’s hemolymph. It is blue crab blood. Blue blood from a crab.

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Blue blood from a horseshoe crab yes. Blue crabs are also a thing and horseshoe crabs are always referred to with the word horseshoe in front. So calling them just crabs with the word blue in front is a poor choice if one cares about communication.

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horseshoe crabs are always referred to with the word horseshoe in front

They weren’t in this case, so that “always” seems to be a stretch.

if one cares about communication.

It’s made clear in the article. If one cares about communication they’re reading past a headline.

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