Animal Trivia : Horseshoe Crabs are not Crabs.

 Horseshoe Crabs are not Crabs.




Unlike real crabs, they lack antennae.They aren’t even crustaceans.
They are classified as chelicerates, a subphylum that also includes arachnids.
Each one has a huge array of sight organs.

Young Horseshoe Crabs will often flip over and start propelling themselves through the water.

Horseshoe Crab discovered in 2008 crawled over Manitoba 445 million years ago.