Mangrove horseshoe crab
The mangrove horseshoe crab is a sea creature with a hard shell and a long spiky tail. It lives in warm, shallow, muddy coastal waters in South and Southeast Asia. Its flesh contains a deadly poison, so it is important to know it apart from a safe relative.1

Otú ị ga-esi mata ya
- It is the smallest of the four living horseshoe crab species.1
- Its tail has a rounded cross section. In the other species the tail is essentially triangular.1
- Females are larger than males. Females are typically about 30.5 to 31.5 cm long including the tail.1
- Adults have a large dome-shaped front shell, a smaller rear shell with spines on its edge, and a spike-like tail.1
A na-agwakọkarị ya na: It is often confused with Tachypleus gigas, which is harmless to eat. The mangrove horseshoe crab has a rounded tail, while T. gigas has a triangular one. Tachypleus tridentatus can live in the same habitat.1
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Its flesh contains tetrodotoxin (TTX), a poison that is lethal. This is a poison in the food, not a venom from a bite or sting.1
Kedu otú o si dị egwu nye mmadụ?
Ihe ize ndụ nye mmadụ: Ọ dị egwu nke ukwuuỌ nwere ike igbu onye na-enwetaghị ọgwụgwọ.Several cases of food poisoning have happened after people ate this crab, and some of these cases were fatal. These cases usually occur when the crab is mistaken for the harmless T. gigas.1
Ọ bụrụ na mmadụ metụrụ ya aka ma ọ bụ rie ya
- Ọ bụrụ na mmadụ riri ya ma ọ bụ nwee mgbaàmà mgbe o risịrị ya: kpọọ nọmba mberede gị ma ọ bụ ụlọ ọrụ ndụmọdụ nsị (poison centre) ozugbo.
Na-ebu ụzọ kpọọ nọmba mberede gị mgbe niile (112, 000, 911). Nke a bụ ndụmọdụ enyemaka mbụ n'ozuzu, ọ bụghị ndụmọdụ ọgwụ. Isi ihe enyemaka mbụ
Nọrọ na nchekwa
- Emetụla anụ ọhịa aka, ejidela ya, emekwala ya ihe ọjọọ, ọbụna obere, ọbụna ma ọ dị ka ọ na-ehi ụra ma ọ bụ nwụọ anwụ.
- Nye ya ohere. Ọ bụrụ na ị zutere otu, dị jụụ, laghachi azụ nwayọ, hapụ ya ka ọ gaa ụzọ ya.
- Ọ bụrụ na i metụrụ ya aka ma ọ bụ rie ya: ehichala anya gị ma ọ bụ ọnụ gị, saa aka gị, chọọkwa enyemaka ọgwụ.
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dị ogologo dị ka blọk egwuregwu 12 n'ahịrịKedu otú Mangrove horseshoe crab si hà ma e jiri ya tụnyere GỊ?
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Eziokwu
Its flesh contains a lethal poison, but its roe is a prized delicacy in Thailand, where it is served in a salad called yam khai maeng da.1
Horseshoe crabs have remained almost unchanged in shape and size for millions of years, and their fossils over 400 million years old look almost identical to living ones.1
Juveniles grow about 33% bigger each time they moult, taking about five moults to grow from 2 cm to adult size.1
Males cling to the backs of females for long periods before the eggs are laid, and it is thought that this species is monogamous.1
Horseshoe crabs have two compound eyes, which are mainly used to find a mate.1
Onye na-ekpughe akụkọ ụgha
Akụkọ ụgha: All horseshoe crabs are safe to eat.
Eziokwu: The mangrove horseshoe crab is not safe. Its flesh contains lethal tetrodotoxin, unlike T. gigas, which is harmless to eat.1
Maka ndị ọkachamara nsị
- Aha sayensị
- Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda
- Otu
- Anụmanụ ndị ọzọ nwere nsị n'ahụ
- Ezinụlọ
- Limulidae2
- Usoro
- Xiphosurida
- Kọntinent dị iche iche
- Oké Osimiri India, Oké Osimiri Pasifik, Osimiri Ndịda China, Osimiri Andaman, Ọwara Bengal, Oké osimiri niile
- Ụmụ ọhụrụ
- Females lay about 3500 eggs in a hole dug in the sand or mud, and the male fertilises them. The large eggs hatch after a couple of weeks into miniature versions of the adults.1
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Ebe eziokwu ndị a si
- Mangrove horseshoe crab (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda (iNaturalist): aha na nhazi ọkwa.
- Venom Wiki: ọkwa ihe ize ndụ, nha nkịtị na nchepụta ọsọ bụ nke anyị. Lee otú anyị si achọpụta ha: Otú anyị si atụ ihe ize ndụ.
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