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International Horseshoe Crab Jeopardy!. Where in the World … are horseshoe crabs called ‘ kabutogani ’?. Answer:. What is Japan?. Back to game board. Where in the World … are the southernmost populations of the American horseshoe crab found?. Answer:. What is Yucatan/Mexico?.
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Where in the World … are horseshoe crabs called ‘kabutogani’? Answer:
What is Japan? Back to game board
Where in the World … are the southernmost populations of the American horseshoe crabfound? Answer:
What is Yucatan/Mexico? Back to game board
Where in the World … are the eggs of HSCs considered a dining delicacy? Answer:
What is Malaysia, Thailand and/or Vietnam? Back to Game Board
Where in the World … do you need to go to see the largest masses of spawning HSCs on the planet? Answer:
What is Delaware Bay, USA? Back to Game Board
Daily Double! Question:
Where in the World … are HSCs raised by high school students for release into the wild to help rebuild populations? Answer:
What is Hong Kong or Taiwan? Back to game board
What is 4? Return to Game Board
number of long spines on femaleTachypleus tridentatus Answer:
What is 3? Return to Game Board
What is 5? Return to Game Board
What is 445 (or 450)? Return to Game Board
What is 8-10? Return to Game Board
Nobel Prizes were awarded for research carried out on this part of the HSC anatomy Answer:
What are the compound eyes (or lateral eyes)? Return to Game Board
Daily Double! Question:
What are the book gills? Return to Game Board
What is the prosoma? Return to Game Board
name used for the specially-modified hind legs of the HSC Answer:
What are the pusher legs? Return to Game Board
during spawning, eggs (in females) and sperm (in males) are released from the underside of this HSC structure Answer:
What is the operculum? Return to Game Board
What is LAL (or TAL)? Back to game board
HSC eggs on Delaware Bay provide a key resource in supporting the migration of _________. Answer:
What are shorebirds (or red knots)? Back to game board
Daily Double! Question:
LAL makes human medicines safe to use by ensuring that they are not contaminated with _______. Answer:
What are bacterial endotoxins? Back to game board
from the mid 1800’s to 1900’s, millions of HSCs were harvested on Delaware Bay for use as ________. Answer:
What is fertilizer? Back to Game Board
In the U.S. today, large numbers of HSCs are used by commercial fisherman as __________. Answer:
What is bait? (200 bonus points for denoting use in eel & whelk fisheries) Return to Game Board
Daily Double! Question:
the blood of the HSC appears blue because it contains _______. Answer:
What is copper? Return to Game Board
What is molting? Return to Game Board