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Mangrove horseshoe crab

Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda
Tungkol sa pangalan: It is named after mangrove swamps, where it lives. The other name, round-tailed horseshoe crab, refers to its tail, which is rounded in cross section.1
Puwedeng pumatayPuwedeng pumatay kapag walang gamutan. Kung may kumain nito, humingi agad ng tulong.
Iba pang nakalalasong hayop Nakalalason kapag kinainKinakain: KarneNakalalason, hindi makamandag
Panganib sa tao: NapakapanganibKaya nitong pumatay ng taong hindi nagamot.

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

Nakalalason o makamandag? Ang mga makamandag na hayop ay nag-iiniksiyon ng kamandag sa pamamagitan ng kagat o tusok. Ang mga nakalalasong hayop ay nakapipinsala kapag hinawakan o kinain. Ang isang ito ay nakalalason.
Nakatira sa
Tropical and brackish waters of India, Bangladesh and Southeast Asia. It may also occur in Sri Lanka, Myanmar and the Philippines.1
Karagatang Indiyano, Karagatang Pasipiko, Dagat Timog Tsina, Dagat Andaman, Look ng Bengal
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It lives in shallow waters with soft, sandy bottoms or extensive mud flats, especially brackish, swampy areas such as mangroves. It spends most of its life close to or on the bottom. People meet it when fishermen collect it for food in Southeast Asia.1
Haba
28 cm hanggang 40 cm (11 in hanggang 1.3 ft)1
Pinakamataas na bilis
mga 0.5 km/h (0.31 mph)
Paglangoy, tantiya lang
Ano ang kinakain nito?
It is a selective feeder on the bottom, eating mainly insect larvae, small fish, small crabs and thin-shelled bivalves. It has no jaws, so it grinds food with bristles on its legs and passes it to its mouth with its small front pincers.1
Totoo!Litrato ng Mangrove horseshoe crab
Mangrove horseshoe crab. Litrato: Amada44. CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Paano ito makikilala

  • 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

Madalas mapagkamalang: 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

Lakas ng lason

Nakalalason kapag kinain

Nakapipinsala lang ito kung may kumain dito.

Ano ang epekto ng lason nito?

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

Gaano ito kapanganib sa tao?

Panganib sa tao: NapakapanganibKaya nitong pumatay ng taong hindi nagamot.

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

Kung may humawak o kumain nito

  • Kung may kumain nito o may sintomas pagkatapos itong kainin: tawagan agad ang numero pang-emergency o ang poison control center.

Laging tawagan muna ang numero pang-emergency (112, 000, 911). Ito ay pangkalahatang gabay sa pangunang lunas, hindi payong medikal. Mga batayan ng pangunang lunas

Mag-ingat

  • Huwag kailanman hawakan, hulihin o asarin ang ligaw na hayop, kahit maliit, at kahit mukha itong tulog o patay.
  • Bigyan ito ng espasyo. Kung makasalubong ka ng isa, manatiling kalmado, dahan-dahang umatras at hayaan itong umalis.
  • Kung nahawakan o nakain mo ito: huwag kuskusin ang mata o bibig mo, hugasan ang mga kamay mo at kumuha ng tulong medikal.

Hindi ka nito hinahabol. Ang lason nito ay para lang walang kumain dito. Higit pa tungkol sa pag-iingat

Gaano ito kalaki?

Gaano ito kahaba?

Mangrove horseshoe crab mga 40 cm ang haba (1.3 ft)Isang saging mga 18 cm (7.1 in)Isang pusang bahay mga 50 cm (1.6 ft)
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Gaano kalaki si Mangrove horseshoe crab kumpara sa IYO?

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Gaano ito kabilis?

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Mga fact

1

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

2

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

3

Juveniles grow about 33% bigger each time they moult, taking about five moults to grow from 2 cm to adult size.1

4

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

5

Horseshoe crabs have two compound eyes, which are mainly used to find a mate.1

Myth buster

Mito: All horseshoe crabs are safe to eat.

Totoo: The mangrove horseshoe crab is not safe. Its flesh contains lethal tetrodotoxin, unlike T. gigas, which is harmless to eat.1

Para sa mga eksperto sa kamandag

Pangalang siyentipiko
Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda
Grupo
Iba pang nakalalasong hayop
Pamilya
Limulidae2
Ayos
Xiphosurida
Mga kontinente
Karagatang Indiyano, Karagatang Pasipiko, Dagat Timog Tsina, Dagat Andaman, Look ng Bengal, Ang mga karagatan
Mga sanggol
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
Panganib sa tao
4 / 5: Napakapanganib3

Saan galing ang mga fact

  1. Mangrove horseshoe crab (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda (iNaturalist): mga pangalan at klasipikasyon.
  3. Venom Wiki: sarili naming tantiya ang antas ng panganib, karaniwang laki at hula sa bilis. Tingnan kung paano namin ito kinukuwenta: Paano namin sinusukat ang panganib.

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