Interesting facts about sea horseshoe crabs

Compared to crabs and shrimps, sea cucumbers are not as expensive seafood, however, the value it brings to medicine is unmatched by any other species.

In our country, sea horseshoe crabs are abundant in Quang Ninh, Hai Phong, Khanh Hoa, Binh Thuan,. The two most common species of sea horseshoe crabs on the coast of Vietnam are Tachypleus tridentatus and Carcinos corpius rotundicauda .

Sea horseshoe crabs live in pairs for life.

The sea horse is an animal with 6 pairs of legs and 4 eyes, of which two eyes protrude on the sides of the body and the other two eyes are on the head, close together. The sea horse is distributed in coastal areas, mainly sand strips in high tide areas. Sea horse lives in pairs for the rest of their lives.

Each pair of horseshoe crabs lays many eggs from April to July and August, and after laying eggs, the female horseshoe crab will crawl away to another place.

Sea horseshoe crabs are not poisonous, but many people often confuse sea horseshoe crabs with sea urchins - one of the species with natural toxins that can poison humans.

Horseshoe crabs have many medicinal uses. They are used in a number of remedies to treat asthma, boils, burns, coughs, and bleeding during pregnancy. In particular, horse blood also has the effect of neutralizing harmful bacteria. The medical industry has used horse blood to test injections, vaccines, and medical equipment to see if they are contaminated with dangerous gram-negative bacteria.

Sea cucumber blood has many medicinal uses.

From sea horseshoe crab meat, people can make many different dishes such as sea horseshoe crab salad, sweet and sour stir-fried sea horseshoe crab legs, stir-fried sea horseshoe crab with lemongrass and chili, fried sea horseshoe crab eggs, steamed sea horseshoe crab, grilled sea horseshoe crab cartilage, etc. Currently, sea horseshoe crabs are not farmed and only live in the wild. When caught on shore, sea horseshoe crabs can only live for no more than three days.